diff --git a/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-yaml-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml b/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-yaml-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
index cf2ffc0924c..680b3cdbf11 100644
--- a/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-yaml-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
+++ b/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-yaml-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <drools-version>${project.version}</drools-version>
     <slf4j-version>1.7.2</slf4j-version>
     <junit-version>4.11</junit-version>
-    <logback-version>1.2.9</logback-version>
+    <logback-version>1.3.12</logback-version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>