diff --git a/metrics-jetty9/pom.xml b/metrics-jetty9/pom.xml
index bf7b707824..61035a1f32 100644
--- a/metrics-jetty9/pom.xml
+++ b/metrics-jetty9/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
+            <version>4.0.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>