diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45601ab..c9c24ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 		<artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5</version>
+		<version>2.16.0</version>
 	</dependency>
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>