diff --git a/datalake/etlrunner/pom.xml b/datalake/etlrunner/pom.xml
index 52639d0..af97c31 100644
--- a/datalake/etlrunner/pom.xml
+++ b/datalake/etlrunner/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>LATEST</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>