diff --git a/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml b/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
index ea09d12..4ccaaba 100644
--- a/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <parent.base.dir>${project.basedir}/..</parent.base.dir>
-        <version.log4j>2.17.1</version.log4j>
+        <version.log4j>2.25.3</version.log4j>
     </properties>
 
     <artifactId>log4j2-ecs-layout</artifactId>
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
             <version>${version.log4j}</version>
-            <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>