diff --git a/open-ssp-parent/open-ssp-common/pom.xml b/open-ssp-parent/open-ssp-common/pom.xml
index 85f1aab7..c9bafbb7 100644
--- a/open-ssp-parent/open-ssp-common/pom.xml
+++ b/open-ssp-parent/open-ssp-common/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.6.2</version>
+			<version>2.16.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>