diff --git a/metric_backend/pom.xml b/metric_backend/pom.xml
index a43cb4d..4e40c39 100644
--- a/metric_backend/pom.xml
+++ b/metric_backend/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <jersey2-version>2.22.4</jersey2-version>
     <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
     <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
-    <logback-version>1.1.7</logback-version>
+    <logback-version>1.2.0</logback-version>
     <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <!-- ............................................. -->