diff --git a/core-java/pom.xml b/core-java/pom.xml
index 2272685..aa956e5 100644
--- a/core-java/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <log4j2.version>2.8.2</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.16.0</log4j2.version>
         <org.hamcrest.version>1.3</org.hamcrest.version>
         <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
         <maven.compiler.source.version>1.8</maven.compiler.source.version>