diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 612321c..d3fd964 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-      <version>2.11.2</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <description>library for interacting with busylight</description>