diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 434237ad5..255f4b65f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation "org.testcontainers:couchbase:$testcontainersVersion"
 
 	// logging
-	implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.17.0' // log4j
+	implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.17.1' // log4j
 	implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.17.0' // log4j
 	implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:2.17.0' // log4j -> slf4j