diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6fd7ac..ff93963 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
         <!-- Dependency versions -->
         <slf4j.version>1.7.26</slf4j.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.12.0</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
         <jackson.version>2.9.9.3</jackson.version>
         <lombok.version>1.18.8</lombok.version>