diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69a5a41..2e61d43 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3</version>
+            <version>2.12.4</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId>