diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f0d0e12..b06b8d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
         <fabric8.version>6.13.1</fabric8.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.17.2</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.23.1</log4j.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.13</slf4j.version>
 
         <!--  TEST dependencies  -->