diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index af892fff9..2c01690f4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.17.2</version>
+      <version>2.25.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>