diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bbe39d7..f6c5876 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   	<dependency>
     	<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     	<artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-    	<version>2.11.2</version>
+    	<version>2.16.0</version>
   </dependency>
   <dependency>
 		<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>