diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 0d204110b..95915c32d 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
             <artifactId>velocity</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5</version>
+            <version>1.6.3</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>