diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a15cbcc179..2f6875152c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
         <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.15</version>
+        <version>1.5.16</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>