diff --git a/framework-in-java/vert.x-in-action/pom.xml b/framework-in-java/vert.x-in-action/pom.xml
index 76202a5..cdd4cf8 100644
--- a/framework-in-java/vert.x-in-action/pom.xml
+++ b/framework-in-java/vert.x-in-action/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.15</version>
+      <version>1.3.16</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>