diff --git a/ortho-stable-id-history/pom.xml b/ortho-stable-id-history/pom.xml
index b2f1b560..0844f483 100644
--- a/ortho-stable-id-history/pom.xml
+++ b/ortho-stable-id-history/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.reactome.release</groupId>