diff --git a/winter-framework/pom.xml b/winter-framework/pom.xml
index 7f42d797..d6261baa 100644
--- a/winter-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/winter-framework/pom.xml
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.14.0</version>
+			<version>2.16.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>