diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index b8d533fd..7ab06500 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Version 0.9.6 (unreleased)
+---------------
+Compatibility:
+* Compatible with libcurl >= 7.50.0
+
 Version 0.9.5
 ---------------
 Fixed Bugs:
diff --git a/src/cpp-utils/network/CurlHttpClient.cpp b/src/cpp-utils/network/CurlHttpClient.cpp
index c80a0a62..ee6345f4 100644
--- a/src/cpp-utils/network/CurlHttpClient.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp-utils/network/CurlHttpClient.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "CurlHttpClient.h"
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <curl/easy.h>
 
 using boost::none;
diff --git a/src/cpp-utils/network/CurlHttpClient.h b/src/cpp-utils/network/CurlHttpClient.h
index d86831b7..439335b8 100644
--- a/src/cpp-utils/network/CurlHttpClient.h
+++ b/src/cpp-utils/network/CurlHttpClient.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "HttpClient.h"
 #include "../macros.h"
+#include <curl/curl.h>
 
 namespace cpputils {
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ namespace cpputils {
         boost::optional <std::string> get(const std::string &url, boost::optional<long> timeoutMsec = boost::none) override;
 
     private:
-        void *curl;
+        CURL *curl;
 
         static size_t write_data(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, std::ostringstream *stream);