diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
index f942fe1fa..22a1b0d32 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
-        <log4j.version>2.23.1</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.24.3</log4j.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <aspectj.version>1.9.20.1</aspectj.version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c17c88736..d07005c70 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <maven.deploy.plugin.version>3.1.2</maven.deploy.plugin.version>
         <log4j.version>2.20.0</log4j.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.23.1</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.24.3</log4j.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.7</slf4j.version>
         <jackson.version>2.17.2</jackson.version>
         <aws.sdk.version>2.28.1</aws.sdk.version>