diff --git a/log4j2/pom.xml b/log4j2/pom.xml
index c22ad74..7f6b43f 100644
--- a/log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.8.2</version>
+			<version>2.16.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>