diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f6c24f..4ffe6bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <java.version>12</java.version>
 
         <slf4j.version>1.7.29</slf4j.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.12.1</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
 
         <avro.version>1.8.2</avro.version>