diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6d201a0..29aa9de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
             <artifactId>velocity-engine-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3</version>
+            <version>2.4.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.velocity.tools</groupId>