diff --git a/log4j2/pom.xml b/log4j2/pom.xml
index c22ad74..06740ef 100644
--- a/log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-			<version>2.8.2</version>
+			<version>2.16.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency> <!-- Adding Jackson API -->
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>