diff --git a/clic-shell/pom.xml b/clic-shell/pom.xml
index 7404ef2b..b2179f95 100644
--- a/clic-shell/pom.xml
+++ b/clic-shell/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>