diff --git a/ch08-plugin/pom.xml b/ch08-plugin/pom.xml
index 68b503d..fcfd6cd 100644
--- a/ch08-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/ch08-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>