diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index 50154cbb6..5730a2627 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     </dependencyManagement>
 
     <properties>
-        <log4j-core.version>2.15.0</log4j-core.version>
+        <log4j-core.version>2.16.0</log4j-core.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>