diff --git a/rest/java/pom.xml b/rest/java/pom.xml
index a053928..7b2bb3b 100644
--- a/rest/java/pom.xml
+++ b/rest/java/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <commons.cli.version>1.3.1</commons.cli.version>
         <guice.version>4.1.0</guice.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
-        <logback.classic.version>1.1.3</logback.classic.version>
+        <logback.classic.version>1.3.12</logback.classic.version>
         <spark.version>2.5.4</spark.version>
         <cfg4j.version>4.4.0</cfg4j.version>
         <jackson.version>2.8.8</jackson.version>