diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 79821b8..3b7ba74 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.16.0</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>