diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c5be7df4..1175f946 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
+            <version>4.0.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>