diff --git a/instrumentation/websphere-liberty-profile-8.5.5.5/build.gradle b/instrumentation/websphere-liberty-profile-8.5.5.5/build.gradle
index d061f5f228..56d3d40bf9 100644
--- a/instrumentation/websphere-liberty-profile-8.5.5.5/build.gradle
+++ b/instrumentation/websphere-liberty-profile-8.5.5.5/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":agent-bridge"))
-    implementation("javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.0.1")
+    implementation('jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api:4.0.4')
     implementation(fileTree(include: ["*.jar"], dir: "lib"))
 }
 
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ site {
     title 'WebSphere Liberty'
     type 'Appserver'
     versionOverride '[8.5,)'
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}