diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 3839533db..34a6c33cd 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.17.0</version>
+            <version>2.24.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
@@ -74,5 +74,3 @@
         </resources>
     </build>
 </project>
-
-
diff --git a/godiva/pom.xml b/godiva/pom.xml
index a6258923e..419294db7 100644
--- a/godiva/pom.xml
+++ b/godiva/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.16.0</version>
+            <version>2.24.3</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>