diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b78bb95..c270a15 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <findbugs.version>2.0.1</findbugs.version>
     <beanutils.version>1.8.3</beanutils.version>
     <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
-    <logback.version>1.0.9</logback.version>
+    <logback.version>1.3.16</logback.version>
     <gson.version>2.2.4</gson.version>
   </properties>