diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef489de6..4a66bfc9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
             <!-- logging impl -->
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4.3</version>
+            <version>1.4.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>