diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1d0f62d..8157852 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>9</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>9</maven.compiler.target>
-        <log4j2.version>2.8.2</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.16.0</log4j2.version>
     </properties>
 
     <repositories>