diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b062db..0f19804 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<poi.version>4.1.2</poi.version>
-		<log4j.version>2.11.1</log4j.version>
+		<log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>