diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3de48d869d..8dd5d041c2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 
 	<struts2.version>2.3.14.1</struts2.version>
-	<log4j2.version>2.10.0</log4j2.version>
+	<log4j2.version>2.12.2</log4j2.version>
   </properties>
 
   <build>