diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 87fc683..5c0a651 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:2.21.1"
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.22.0"
-    testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.20.0"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.22.0"
 
     integrationTestImplementation "org.apache.kafka:connect-api:$kafkaVersion"
     integrationTestImplementation("org.apache.kafka:connect-runtime:$kafkaVersion") {