diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index e303e2036a..036634fecc 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
         <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.8</version>
+        <version>1.4.9</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>