diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2102bd1190..be48946f40 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <version>4.0.1</version>
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>