diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 826bbac0..d751cebf 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
         <artifactId>tomcat-embed-core</artifactId>
         <!--<version>9.0.91</version>--><!-- force version for CVE-2024-34750; remove when spring-boot-starter-web transitive dependency updates to this (currently 9.0.83)-->
-        <version>9.0.110</version><!-- force version for CVE-2024-50379 and CVE-2024-56337 --> <!-- force version for CVE-2025-24813 --> <!-- force version for CVE-2025-48988 -->
+        <version>9.0.117</version><!-- force version for CVE-2024-50379 and CVE-2024-56337 --> <!-- force version for CVE-2025-24813 --> <!-- force version for CVE-2025-48988 -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>