diff --git a/javalin/pom.xml b/javalin/pom.xml
index ba2cb5d..b05e4b7 100644
--- a/javalin/pom.xml
+++ b/javalin/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
             <artifactId>velocity-engine-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0</version>
+            <version>2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.freemarker</groupId>