diff --git a/python/rpdk/java/templates/init/shared/pom.xml b/python/rpdk/java/templates/init/shared/pom.xml
index 72648a7d..19d2ab90 100644
--- a/python/rpdk/java/templates/init/shared/pom.xml
+++ b/python/rpdk/java/templates/init/shared/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-slf4j-impl -->
         <dependency>