diff --git a/python/rpdk/java/templates/init/shared/pom.xml b/python/rpdk/java/templates/init/shared/pom.xml
index 5c5ead6a..f2cb4fb9 100644
--- a/python/rpdk/java/templates/init/shared/pom.xml
+++ b/python/rpdk/java/templates/init/shared/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.3</version>
+            <version>2.15.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-core -->
         <dependency>