diff --git a/maven-jxr/pom.xml b/maven-jxr/pom.xml
index 2fff57fe..2495cc4e 100644
--- a/maven-jxr/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-jxr/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
       <artifactId>velocity-engine-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3</version>
+      <version>2.4</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>