diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4c4fd7bed..35fffff7b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation "org.testcontainers:testcontainers-couchbase:$testcontainersVersion"
 
   // logging
-  implementation platform('org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-bom:2.25.2')
+  implementation platform('org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-bom:2.25.3')
   implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api' // log4j
   implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core' // log4j
   implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl' // log4j -> slf4j