diff --git a/sample-apps/blank-java/pom.xml b/sample-apps/blank-java/pom.xml
index b5c9d487..b1b40871 100644
--- a/sample-apps/blank-java/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-apps/blank-java/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.13.0</version>
+      <version>2.13.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>