diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index de42fea..3291f81 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
   	<dependency>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.2</version>
+    <version>2.16.0</version>
   </dependency>
   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>