diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.jdt.tests/projects/basicProjectWithDep/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.m2e.jdt.tests/projects/basicProjectWithDep/pom.xml
index 19d85185fa..5d4c2f80e8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.jdt.tests/projects/basicProjectWithDep/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.jdt.tests/projects/basicProjectWithDep/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 		<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-		<version>2.17.1</version>
+		<version>2.25.3</version>
 	</dependency>
 </dependencies>
 </project>
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