diff --git a/executable-operator/executable-graphchi/pom.xml b/executable-operator/executable-graphchi/pom.xml
index a93fb580..b529fb0a 100644
--- a/executable-operator/executable-graphchi/pom.xml
+++ b/executable-operator/executable-graphchi/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.2</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>