diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 51d72b2..726e3ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.2</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <!--UNIT TEST-->
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->