diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0cdcea36..99d88aa6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	<dependency>
     <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
     <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3</version>
+    <version>2.5</version>
     <scope>provided</scope>
 </dependency>	 	
   </dependencies>