diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0226303..6972651 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <jackson.version>2.9.10.7</jackson.version>
     <fcrepo-java-client.version>0.3.0</fcrepo-java-client.version>
-    <logback.version>1.2.3</logback.version>
+    <logback.version>1.3.12</logback.version>
     <mockito.version>3.1.0</mockito.version>
     <openpojo.version>0.8.13</openpojo.version>
     <elasticsearch-client.version>6.7.2</elasticsearch-client.version>