diff --git a/java-client/pom.xml b/java-client/pom.xml
index 33df190b..b168289d 100644
--- a/java-client/pom.xml
+++ b/java-client/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.11</version>
+            <version>1.3.12</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- jackson is used to demonstrate custom serialization of message payloads -->
         <dependency>