diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 492caf90..5979e769 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1.0</version>
+      <version>4.0.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>