diff --git a/CromwellRefdiskManifestCreator/pom.xml b/CromwellRefdiskManifestCreator/pom.xml
index 3ca61910314..f6e55e38b85 100644
--- a/CromwellRefdiskManifestCreator/pom.xml
+++ b/CromwellRefdiskManifestCreator/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.3</version>
+            <version>2.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- TEST dependencies-->