diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7e94bdb00..90bc02625 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <log4j.version>2.15.0</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
         <jackson.version>2.13.0</jackson.version>
         <aspectj.version>1.9.7</aspectj.version>
         <aws.sdk.version>2.17.99</aws.sdk.version>