diff --git a/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml b/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
index b574138242..012fab4fcd 100644
--- a/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
             <artifactId>selenium-server</artifactId>
-            <version>2.53.0</version>
+            <version>3.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>