diff --git a/container-se-tests/pom.xml b/container-se-tests/pom.xml
index c3d7ff6..2b54b6b 100644
--- a/container-se-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/container-se-tests/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     <artifactId>container-se-tests</artifactId>
     <properties>
-        <tomcat.version>8.0.33</tomcat.version>
+        <tomcat.version>8.5.2</tomcat.version>
         <htmlunit.version>2.23</htmlunit.version>
         <shrinkwrap.resolvers.version>2.2.4</shrinkwrap.resolvers.version>
     </properties>