diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d7d34d8..bf1ff77 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-			<version>2.8.2</version><!--$NO-MVN-MAN-VER$ -->
+			<version>2.16.0</version><!--$NO-MVN-MAN-VER$ -->
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>