diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b99e47e2d..b2acd475d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         <asm.version>3.3</asm.version>
         <asm5.version>5.0.2</asm5.version>
         <tiles.version>2.0.6</tiles.version>
-        <log4j2.version>2.2</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.3</log4j2.version>
 
         <!-- SCM Site Configuration -->
         <site.mainDirectory>${project.build.directory}/site</site.mainDirectory>