diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1415928..c248e91 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <onap.release>Honolulu</onap.release>
         <cli-framework.version>6.0.1</cli-framework.version>
         <cli-main.version>6.0.1</cli-main.version>
-        <log4j-slf4j-impl.version>2.13.3</log4j-slf4j-impl.version>
+        <log4j-slf4j-impl.version>2.20.0</log4j-slf4j-impl.version>
         <snakeyaml.version>1.26</snakeyaml.version>
     </properties>