diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 755c982..2421397 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.2</version>
+            <version>2.17.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- TestPrepare also needs it (ChromaCore) so the versions should match -->