diff --git a/modules/samples/book/pom.xml b/modules/samples/book/pom.xml
index 0febbb8..78a2a69 100644
--- a/modules/samples/book/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/samples/book/pom.xml
@@ -72,17 +72,17 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.1</version>
+            <version>1.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1</version>
+            <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+            <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3</version>
+            <version>1.15</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.woodstox</groupId>
@@ -90,14 +90,9 @@
             <version>4.4.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>stax</groupId>
-            <artifactId>stax-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.1</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
             <groupId>wsdl4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>wsdl4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.2</version>
+            <version>1.6.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>