diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e8d2f92..dd34d8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <properties>
         <spring.maven.artifact.version>4.3.25.RELEASE</spring.maven.artifact.version>
         <jackson.version>2.9.9</jackson.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.12.1</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>