diff --git a/container-se-tests/pom.xml b/container-se-tests/pom.xml
index c3d7ff6..0b71dd8 100644
--- a/container-se-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/container-se-tests/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <artifactId>container-se-tests</artifactId>
     <properties>
         <tomcat.version>8.0.33</tomcat.version>
-        <htmlunit.version>2.23</htmlunit.version>
+        <htmlunit.version>2.40.0</htmlunit.version>
         <shrinkwrap.resolvers.version>2.2.4</shrinkwrap.resolvers.version>
     </properties>