diff --git a/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml b/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml
index f119dc71..42084641 100644
--- a/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-serverless-java-container-core/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <jaxrs.version>3.1.0</jaxrs.version>
-        <servlet.version>6.0.0</servlet.version>
+        <servlet.version>6.1.0</servlet.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>