diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 02bd782..228a0f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		<log4j2-version>2.17.1</log4j2-version>
 		<slf4j-version>1.7.32</slf4j-version>
 		<commons-logging-version>1.2</commons-logging-version>
-		<logback.version>1.2.10</logback.version>
+		<logback.version>1.3.12</logback.version>
 		<!-- test dependency versions -->
 		<easymock-version>3.6</easymock-version>
 		<junit-version>4.13.2</junit-version>