diff --git a/proj-handout/pom.xml b/proj-handout/pom.xml
index b5d1644..3220118 100644
--- a/proj-handout/pom.xml
+++ b/proj-handout/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.15.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>