diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8b8ba92..fbe746f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.1</version>
+      <version>3.1.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- end::jetty[] -->