diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ca10a1eba0c9df408bf4f81ae81a28bd99f1898b..51436c735c71b44fca63c51c697c508266358a85 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 		<sonarqube.version>3.8.2</sonarqube.version>
 		<jacoco.plugin.version>0.8.7</jacoco.plugin.version>
 
-		<log4j2.version>2.16.0</log4j2.version>
+		<log4j2.version>2.17.0</log4j2.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>