diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95119fe4..0d3ed1de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
     <!-- Logger specific dependency versions -->
     <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
-    <log4j2.version>2.25.4</log4j2.version>
+    <log4j2.version>2.26.0</log4j2.version>
 
     <!-- Test specific dependencies -->
     <junit.jupiter.version>6.0.3</junit.jupiter.version>