diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e9339c7..44e681e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
          <dependency>
              <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
              <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-             <version>2.13.2</version>
+             <version>2.17.1</version>
          </dependency>
         <dependency>
            <groupId>org.renjin</groupId>