diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ee8b4c1db..712af3175 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <commons-dbcp.version>1.4</commons-dbcp.version>
         <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
         <junit.version>4.10</junit.version>
-        <logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.2.9</logback.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>