diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92ef26b..3c74ab5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.17</version>
+            <version>2.0.0
+                 </version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>javax.jms</groupId>