diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fbe257e4e80..f20de1e33f0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         <maven-plugin-testing-harness.version>3.3.0</maven-plugin-testing-harness.version>
         <maven-plugin-annotations.version>3.15.0</maven-plugin-annotations.version>
         <maven-reporting-api.version>4.0.0</maven-reporting-api.version>
-        <org.apache.velocity.version>2.3</org.apache.velocity.version>
+        <org.apache.velocity.version>2.4.1</org.apache.velocity.version>
         <plexus-sec-dispatcher.version>1.4</plexus-sec-dispatcher.version>
         <maven-dependency-tree.version>3.3.0</maven-dependency-tree.version>
         <org.glassfish.javax.json.version>1.1.4</org.glassfish.javax.json.version>