diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1c6e013..6cd4374 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.13.3</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>