diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29d363d..3580c81 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
 
 		<!-- Log4j version -->
-		<log4j.version>2.7</log4j.version>
+		<log4j.version>2.17.0</log4j.version>
 
 		<!-- Maven Plugins -->
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>