diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f6f15d53c..6ada17196 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ configurations {
             // for spotless transitive dependency CVE
             force "org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime:3.29.0"
             force "com.google.guava:guava:32.1.2-jre"
+            force "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.25.4"
         }
     }
 }