diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c4f9a7b..dd1bd6c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.23.1</version>
+            <version>2.25.4</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- SLF4J binding to Log4j2 -->