diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e5db2a7..4ef83497 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>5.6.0</mockito.version>
         <podam.version>7.2.11.RELEASE</podam.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.20.0</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.21.1</log4j.version>
         <awaitility.version>4.2.0</awaitility.version>
         <joda-time.version>2.12.5</joda-time.version>
         <meanbean.version>2.0.3</meanbean.version>