diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f7779ce..a317351 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <validation-api.version>2.0.1.Final</validation-api.version>
         <jackson-annotations.version>2.9.9</jackson-annotations.version>
-        <log4j-api.version>2.6.1</log4j-api.version>
+        <log4j-api.version>2.13.3</log4j-api.version>
         <jsonassert.version>1.5.0</jsonassert.version>
         <commons-io.version>2.6</commons-io.version>
         <spring-core.version>5.1.9.RELEASE</spring-core.version>