diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3d8fb90ef1..8396d545f4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ uPortalWebComponentsVersion=1.36.0
 notificationWebComponentsVersion=1.0.4
 
 portletApiDependency=org.apache.portals:portlet-api_2.1.0_spec:1.0
-servletApiDependency=javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.0.1
+servletApiDependency=javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0
 
 ccppVersion=1.0
 commonsCodecVersion=1.15