diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 35005dc..51dfd35 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
             <artifactId>velocity-engine-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3</version>
+            <version>2.4.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
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