diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ae9ee4..37373b2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ arbitrary XML, JSON, etc.</description>
   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.0</version>
+    <version>2.25.3</version>
   </dependency>
 	<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/xml-resolver/xml-resolver -->
 	<dependency>