diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 5ef02e5a..b2ee3c3f
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.2</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Logger Core -->