diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 67391e36..de7ec282 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
          <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-         <version>3.0.1</version>
+         <version>4.0.1</version>
          <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
    </dependencies>