diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db0d0fbbc3..8fdc829f5f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-                <version>2.17.1</version>  <!--e2e tests and samples only-->
+                <version>2.25.3</version>  <!--e2e tests and samples only-->
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>