diff --git a/commonalities/language/pom.xml b/commonalities/language/pom.xml
index 4dbf1e31..562b8954 100644
--- a/commonalities/language/pom.xml
+++ b/commonalities/language/pom.xml
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
       <artifactId>jakarta.inject-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
diff --git a/commonalities/runtime/pom.xml b/commonalities/runtime/pom.xml
index 114ab9cf..c8531c1c 100644
--- a/commonalities/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/commonalities/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.emf</groupId>
diff --git a/demo/familiespersons/pom.xml b/demo/familiespersons/pom.xml
index 1479a05b..919cb425 100644
--- a/demo/familiespersons/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/familiespersons/pom.xml
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.emf</groupId>
diff --git a/demo/insurancefamilies/pom.xml b/demo/insurancefamilies/pom.xml
index f2951357..51dd853a 100644
--- a/demo/insurancefamilies/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/insurancefamilies/pom.xml
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.emf</groupId>
diff --git a/demo/insurancepersons/pom.xml b/demo/insurancepersons/pom.xml
index cecec680..a32bee2e 100644
--- a/demo/insurancepersons/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/insurancepersons/pom.xml
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@
 
     <!-- external compile dependencies -->
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.emf</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71d7e662..4fcc6014 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@
         <version>2.0.1.MR</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.17</version>
+        <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+        <version>2.24.3</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
diff --git a/reactions/language/pom.xml b/reactions/language/pom.xml
index 652af765..fc4e75a3 100644
--- a/reactions/language/pom.xml
+++ b/reactions/language/pom.xml
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
diff --git a/reactions/runtime/pom.xml b/reactions/runtime/pom.xml
index 1b70ac7a..1005dadd 100644
--- a/reactions/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/reactions/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.emf</groupId>