diff --git a/dynamic-logging/pom.xml b/dynamic-logging/pom.xml
index a46197a..f6dc6de 100644
--- a/dynamic-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/dynamic-logging/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>