diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7d221d5..757377a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 
-        <log4j.version>2.8.2</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>