diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad003a8..29472cc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <packaging>war</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <log4j2.version>2.8.2</log4j2.version>
+    <log4j2.version>2.16.0</log4j2.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>