diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c21391ad7f..dec16da72c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <jetty9-version>9.2.22.v20170606</jetty9-version>
     <jetty-version>${jetty9-version}</jetty-version>
     <jmdns-version>3.4.1</jmdns-version>
-    <tomcat-api-version>8.0.24</tomcat-api-version>
+    <tomcat-api-version>8.0.53</tomcat-api-version>
     <jettison-version>1.3.8</jettison-version>
     <jmock-version>2.5.1</jmock-version>
     <jolokia-version>1.5.0</jolokia-version>