diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7dae8e5..8b891cc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.20.0</version>
+            <version>2.22.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Logging SLF4J Implementation -->