diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6ec6790..f26aee7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
       <artifactId>velocity-engine-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3</version>
+      <version>2.4.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- test -->