diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c9e6ed8..3dc00b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.17</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>javax.jms</groupId>