diff --git a/yardstick/pom.xml b/yardstick/pom.xml
index 4951b852..72f4d2f5 100644
--- a/yardstick/pom.xml
+++ b/yardstick/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>