diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fc952ece38..d48f963112 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ repositories {
 
 // In this section you declare the dependencies for your production and test code
 dependencies {
-    implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version: '2.15.0'
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version: '2.20.0'
     implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-api', version: '2.15.0'
 
     // Image processing lib