diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ed89802..d8833d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
     <cdap.version>6.1.3</cdap.version>
     <spark.version>2.1.3</spark.version>
-    <logback.version>1.0.9</logback.version>
+    <logback.version>1.3.16</logback.version>
     <guava.version>13.0.1</guava.version>
     <hadoop.version>2.3.0</hadoop.version>