diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5326890..ada5f9d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <jcache-version>1.1.1</jcache-version>
         <!-- NOTE: Jetty needed for Solr, Handle Server & tests -->
         <jetty.version>9.4.58.v20250814</jetty.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.25.2</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.25.3</log4j.version>
         <pdfbox-version>3.0.5</pdfbox-version>
         <rome.version>1.19.0</rome.version>
         <!-- SLF4J is not used, but specified for dependency convergence issues between many dependencies -->