diff --git a/log4j-core-test/pom.xml b/log4j-core-test/pom.xml
index ad89d88be04..4a4feb9c473 100644
--- a/log4j-core-test/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core-test/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
         <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-        <version>2.11.0</version>
+        <version>2.12.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>