diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 076291d..d49ff3b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@
 			<artifactId>java-keyring</artifactId>
 			<version>1.0.4</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<!-- DELIBERATE: CVE-2021-44228 canary for the security gate. NEVER MERGE. -->
+			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+			<version>2.14.1</version>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>