diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d782d9..6455f56 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <lombok.version>1.16.2</lombok.version>
         <jackson.version>2.3.1</jackson.version>
         <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
-        <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.17.2</log4j.version>
         <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>1.9.5</mockito.version>