diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9de77c4..98106b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     <openwebbeans.version>2.0.15</openwebbeans.version>
     <cxf.version>3.3.5</cxf.version>
     <johnzon.version>1.2.2</johnzon.version>
-    <log4j2.version>2.12.1</log4j2.version>
+    <log4j2.version>2.13.0</log4j2.version>
     <deltaspike.version>1.8.2</deltaspike.version>
     <jaxb.version>2.2.11</jaxb.version>
     <openjpa.version>3.0.0</openjpa.version>