diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e55249d..5e789fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.1</version>
+            <version>2.13.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <!--to resolve "org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder".-->
         <dependency>