diff --git a/eval-common/pom.xml b/eval-common/pom.xml
index b6a077e..3086a3a 100644
--- a/eval-common/pom.xml
+++ b/eval-common/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.7</slf4j.version>
-    <log4j.version>2.13.3</log4j.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
     <disruptor.version>3.2.0</disruptor.version>
 
   </properties>