diff --git a/cobol-custom-rules/pom.xml b/cobol-custom-rules/pom.xml
index 3e5b8fb..441ae0f 100644
--- a/cobol-custom-rules/pom.xml
+++ b/cobol-custom-rules/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <properties>
     <version.harmcrest>1.1</version.harmcrest>
     <version.junit>4.13.1</version.junit>
-    <version.logback>1.2.0</version.logback>
+    <version.logback>1.3.12</version.logback>
 
     <sonar.version>6.7.4</sonar.version>
     <sonarcobol.version>4.3.0.3019</sonarcobol.version>