diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29f4d710..2b5e4bbd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <lombok.version>1.16.22</lombok.version>
     <pulsar.version>2.8.0-rc-202105251229</pulsar.version>
     <qpid.version>0.56.0</qpid.version>
-    <log4j2.version>2.17.0</log4j2.version>
+    <log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.25</slf4j.version>
 
     <!-- test dependencies -->