diff --git a/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml b/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
index b574138242..070d10560c 100644
--- a/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
             <artifactId>selenium-firefox-driver</artifactId>
-            <version>2.53.0</version>
+            <version>3.0.0</version>
         </dependency> 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>