diff --git a/equinix-functional-test/pom.xml b/equinix-functional-test/pom.xml
index a2d5eeee..b0dbb249 100644
--- a/equinix-functional-test/pom.xml
+++ b/equinix-functional-test/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4.12</version>
+            <version>1.5.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>