diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 3bb964747..c57ab5a56 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     	<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-    	<version>2.1</version>
+    	<version>2.12.4</version>
     	<scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>