diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6042b15..9f3bb78 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.14</version>
+      <version>1.2.17</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>