diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 73968824420..fc787f9d6d8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
         <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.8</version>
+        <version>1.4.9</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>