diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f5c5bf9b6..f9cc926db0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <junit.platform.version>1.5.2</junit.platform.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.5.2</junit.jupiter.version>
         <jacoco.version>0.8.5</jacoco.version>
-        <jetty.version>9.4.17.v20190418</jetty.version>
+        <jetty.version>9.4.41.v20210516</jetty.version>
 
         <CELLBASE.WAR.NAME>cellbase</CELLBASE.WAR.NAME>
         <checkstyle.config.location>checkstyle.xml</checkstyle.config.location>