diff --git a/samples/java_springboot/11.qnamaker/pom.xml b/samples/java_springboot/11.qnamaker/pom.xml
index fab508fa41..83d0e4f350 100644
--- a/samples/java_springboot/11.qnamaker/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/java_springboot/11.qnamaker/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.16.0</version>
+        <version>2.17.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>