diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index df5488ec..3b6e4e28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                         <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.1.0</version>
+                        <version>4.0.1</version>
                     </dependency>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>javax.portlet</groupId>