diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5749834..d24db9d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     	<artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-    	<version>2.12.0</version>
+    	<version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>