diff --git a/cytodynamics-nucleus/pom.xml b/cytodynamics-nucleus/pom.xml
index fbdcf68..8b14d8f 100644
--- a/cytodynamics-nucleus/pom.xml
+++ b/cytodynamics-nucleus/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5</version>
+      <version>2.15.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>