diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dc6e34c..1534f40 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		<opencsv.version>4.0</opencsv.version>
 		<watson.version>6.14.2</watson.version>
 		<httpclient.version>4.5.2</httpclient.version>
-		<log4j.version>2.7</log4j.version>
+		<log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
 		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
 	</properties>