diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 80be6c9..722725a 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.3</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>