diff --git a/simply-hibernate/pom.xml b/simply-hibernate/pom.xml
index 86acf2b..976e5b1 100644
--- a/simply-hibernate/pom.xml
+++ b/simply-hibernate/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <maven-javadoc-plugin-version>3.2.0</maven-javadoc-plugin-version>
         <umldoclet-version>2.0.9</umldoclet-version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin-version>3.0.0-M5</maven-surefire-plugin-version>
-        <org.apache.logging.log4j.version>2.13.3</org.apache.logging.log4j.version>
+        <org.apache.logging.log4j.version>2.16.0</org.apache.logging.log4j.version>
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.30</org.slf4j.version>
     </properties>