diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index e1b8677bd6..b61884d658 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("Log4j2", "2.17.2") {
+	library("Log4j2", "2.18.0") {
 		group("org.apache.logging.log4j") {
 			imports = [
 				"log4j-bom"