diff --git a/validation/pom.xml b/validation/pom.xml
index dfdc8211..a7585283 100644
--- a/validation/pom.xml
+++ b/validation/pom.xml
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.2</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>