diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c7b893d2d..b86807a80 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <version>4.0.1</version>
                 <!-- do not update as long as we need to be compatible to 3.1 -->
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
diff --git a/vaadin8/samples/pom.xml b/vaadin8/samples/pom.xml
index a723a83a3..c558f558f 100644
--- a/vaadin8/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/vaadin8/samples/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <version>4.0.1</version>
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>