diff --git a/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 573df3d..65cddd0 100644
--- a/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jdbl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
          <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-         <version>2.13.1</version>
+         <version>2.17.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>