diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b91c59..e96a6ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.2</version>
+            <version>2.12.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>