diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8b51d040e5c1..f1ba25cf6789 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 			mavenBom "org.junit:junit-bom:5.8.2"
 		}
 		dependencies {
-			dependencySet(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', version: '2.15.0') {
+			dependencySet(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', version: '2.16.0') {
 				entry 'log4j-api'
 				entry 'log4j-core'
 				entry 'log4j-jul'