diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 2d042ed4628..4116b8a04fe 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
              with a qualifier. We do want a range. -->
         <cxf.validation.api.package.version>[1.0.0,3)</cxf.validation.api.package.version>
         <cxf.validation.api.version>2.0.2</cxf.validation.api.version>
-        <cxf.velocity.version>2.3</cxf.velocity.version>
+        <cxf.velocity.version>2.4.1</cxf.velocity.version>
         <cxf.wildfly.common.version>1.5.4.Final</cxf.wildfly.common.version>
         <cxf.wiremock.version>2.35.1</cxf.wiremock.version>
         <cxf.woodstox.core.version>6.4.0</cxf.woodstox.core.version>