diff --git a/lib-module/pom.xml b/lib-module/pom.xml
index bbb9e124..235bdd44 100644
--- a/lib-module/pom.xml
+++ b/lib-module/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Log4j2 SLF4J Bridge -->
         <dependency>