diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2009db4..8ced6c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.2</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>