diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f922472d2..917c03675 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.media</groupId>