diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85338234..4be68df2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
       <!--LOG4J2 Core-->
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5</version>
+      <version>2.13.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>