diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8323bc657..f68631e2f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         <freemarker.version>2.3.32</freemarker.version>
         <hibernate-validator.version>8.0.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
         <jackson.version>2.16.0</jackson.version>
-        <log4j2.version>2.20.0</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.21.1</log4j2.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <mockito.version>5.8.0</mockito.version>
         <ognl.version>3.3.4</ognl.version>