diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ac7a50c..e6fefaf 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "org.assertj:assertj-core:3.24.2"
 
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:2.20.0"
-    testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.20.0"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.21.1"
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.20.0"
 
     integrationTestImplementation "org.apache.kafka:connect-api:$kafkaVersion"