diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f97f6fc2..282f2776 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 		<jetty.version>6.1.26</jetty.version>
 		<jms.version>2.0.1</jms.version>
 		<junit.version>5.7.0</junit.version>
-		<log4j2.version>2.15.0</log4j2.version>
+		<log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
 		<mail.version>1.4.7</mail.version>
 		<mock-javamail.version>1.9</mock-javamail.version>
 		<saaj-impl.version>1.5.2</saaj-impl.version>