diff --git a/core-java/pom.xml b/core-java/pom.xml
index ed3cb6ce435c..384c2727a83a 100644
--- a/core-java/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.5</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.0.11</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.2.0</logback.version>
 
         <!-- various -->
         <hibernate-validator.version>5.0.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>