diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 62ab23614bed..b847e7118a7b 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
                 <artifactId>velocity-engine-core</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3</version>
+                <version>2.4</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>