diff --git a/log4j/pom.xml b/log4j/pom.xml
index 1081513dcf..ab384d4dd1 100644
--- a/log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
 		<!--disruptor for log4j2 async logging-->
         <dependency>