diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d2d397d..47c9a17 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <vertx.version>3.9.0</vertx.version>
         <neo4j.version>3.5.14</neo4j.version>
         <powermock.version>2.0.2</powermock.version>
-        <log4j2.version>2.13.3</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
         <kotlin.version>1.3.61</kotlin.version>
         <maven.failsafe.plugin.version>${maven.surefire.plugin.version}</maven.failsafe.plugin.version>
     </properties>