diff --git a/logging/log4j/pom.xml b/logging/log4j/pom.xml
index 82510fb58..00b86802f 100644
--- a/logging/log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/logging/log4j/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.14.1</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>