diff --git a/aql-processor/pom.xml b/aql-processor/pom.xml
index 9137b54d..2b325d12 100644
--- a/aql-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/aql-processor/pom.xml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.2</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ethercis</groupId>