diff --git a/comprehansiveweb/pom.xml b/comprehansiveweb/pom.xml
index 8fdd9ef..937ab58 100644
--- a/comprehansiveweb/pom.xml
+++ b/comprehansiveweb/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7</version>
+        <version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>