diff --git a/logtest/pom.xml b/logtest/pom.xml
index e01fcbb..0538e8f 100644
--- a/logtest/pom.xml
+++ b/logtest/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
           <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-          <version>2.9.1</version>
+          <version>2.16.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>