diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 31343c8f..55246e1c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.20.0</version> <!-- Log4J version bundled in 1.12.2 -->
+            <version>2.24.2</version> <!-- Log4J version bundled in 1.12.2 -->
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>