diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e84b6d..6141e6d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 	  	<dependency>
 	    	<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 	    	<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-	    	<version>2.13.2</version>
+	    	<version>2.16.0</version>
 	  	</dependency>
 
         <!-- csv reader dependencies-->