diff --git a/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml b/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml
index a27e4da61b80..c705aa872889 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
         <mockito.junit.jupiter.version>2.23.0</mockito.junit.jupiter.version>
         <junit.platform.version>1.4.2</junit.platform.version>
         <junit.vintage.version>5.4.2</junit.vintage.version>
-        <log4j2.version>2.8.2</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.25.3</log4j2.version>
         <powermock.version>2.0.0-RC.1</powermock.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>