diff --git a/client/pom.xml b/client/pom.xml
index f389f29..b2eba38 100644
--- a/client/pom.xml
+++ b/client/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     </dependencies>
     <properties>
         <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
-        <log4j-version>2.15.0</log4j-version>
+        <log4j-version>2.16.0</log4j-version>
     </properties>
 
     <build>