diff --git a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml
index 1dc9d3fc..c2086204 100644
--- a/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pekko-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.12</version>
+      <version>1.3.12</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.pekko</groupId>