diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76a528a..7b8cf41 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		<spring.ws.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</spring.ws.version>
 		<jackson.version>2.9.9.1</jackson.version>
 		<version.slf4j>1.7.21</version.slf4j>
-		<version.log4j>2.3</version.log4j>
+		<version.log4j>2.16.0</version.log4j>
 	</properties>
 
 	<licenses>