diff --git a/rest/pom.xml b/rest/pom.xml
index 0bf4db161f..980f679d59 100644
--- a/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/rest/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <skipJDK10Tests>true</skipJDK10Tests>
     <skipJDK11Tests>true</skipJDK11Tests>
 
-    <tomcat.version>8.0.28</tomcat.version>
+    <tomcat.version>8.5.99</tomcat.version>
     <jersey.version>2.6</jersey.version>
     <httpclient.version>4.5.1</httpclient.version>
     <httpcore.version>4.4.4</httpcore.version>