diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53ece6f..4bf641b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <project.inceptionYear>2020</project.inceptionYear>
         <founder-website>https://americanexpress.io/</founder-website>
 
-        <log4j2.version>2.9.1</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.13.3</log4j2.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.2.0</junit-jupiter.version>
         <mockito-junit-jupiter.version>2.18.3</mockito-junit-jupiter.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.1.2.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>