diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92300df0..baf7e9f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.8</version>
+      <version>1.5.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.cdap.cdap</groupId>