diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c125256a..3eb6f390 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -633,8 +633,26 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>log4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.13</version>
+                <version>1.2.15</version>
                 <optional>true</optional>
+                <exclusions>
+                    <exclusion>
+                      <groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
+                      <artifactId>mail</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                    <exclusion>
+                      <groupId>javax.jms</groupId>
+                      <artifactId>jms</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                   <exclusion>
+                      <groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId>
+                      <artifactId>jmxtools</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                   <exclusion>
+                      <groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId>
+                      <artifactId>jmxri</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                </exclusions>
             </dependency>
             <!-- Test dependencies -->
             <dependency>