diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6740f8d5..1f19e799 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <version>4.0.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>joda-time</groupId>