diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d2b06d2e..ad27798e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.12.1</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Logger Core -->