diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fedab43a..8e907800 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <gson.version>2.3.1</gson.version>
     <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
     <lang.version>2.6</lang.version>
-    <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
     <javax.jaxb.version>2.3.0</javax.jaxb.version>
     <com.sun.jaxb.version>2.3.0</com.sun.jaxb.version>
     <com.sun.saaj.version>1.5.0</com.sun.saaj.version>
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@
       <version>${lang.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
       <version>${log4j.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>