diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ddb8b03d..a84465d8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <testcontainers.version>1.8.0</testcontainers.version>
         <log4j1.version>1.2.17</log4j1.version>
-        <log4j2.version>2.11.0</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.12.3</log4j2.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.25</slf4j.version>
         <commons-cli.version>1.4</commons-cli.version>
         <jackson.version>2.10.1</jackson.version>