diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11305bf98..87f3b827e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.8</version>
+            <version>1.2.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>args4j</groupId>