diff --git a/dataNode/pom.xml b/dataNode/pom.xml
index 6afc5cd..8766480 100644
--- a/dataNode/pom.xml
+++ b/dataNode/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.2</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>