diff --git a/default.config.yml b/default.config.yml
index 4426a76fb..b2d3fbac3 100644
--- a/default.config.yml
+++ b/default.config.yml
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ solr_xms: "64M"
 solr_xmx: "128M"
 
 # Selenium configuration.
-selenium_version: 2.46.0
+selenium_version: 2.53.0
 
 # Other configuration.
 dashboard_install_dir: /var/www/dashboard