diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 79d8d1b..f65db6a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
 		<targetDirectory>target/bundle</targetDirectory>
 		<smartgearsDirectory>SmartGears-Bundle</smartgearsDirectory>
-		<tomcat.version>7.0.96</tomcat.version>
+		<tomcat.version>8.5.47</tomcat.version>
 		<resourcesDirectory>src/resources</resourcesDirectory>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>