diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e11102214..247ec4182f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <compiler.target>1.8</compiler.target>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.5</slf4j.version>
         <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
-        <log4j2.version>2.12.1</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <tinkerpop.version>3.4.3</tinkerpop.version>
         <commons.io.version>2.4</commons.io.version>