diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 12eb2d0..944a1b4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <commons-lang3.version>3.10</commons-lang3.version>
         <snakeyaml.version>1.26</snakeyaml.version>
         <maven.version>3.6.3</maven.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.13.3</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.17.1</log4j.version>
         <slf4j-api.version>1.7.30</slf4j-api.version>
         <commons-io.version>2.6</commons-io.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.4.2</junit-jupiter.version>