diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 782dd418e9..c04468a659 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   val configDirectories = "dev.dirs" % "directories" % configDirsVersion
   val libraryManagement = "org.scala-sbt" %% "librarymanagement-ivy" % lmVersion
-  val log4j = "org.apache.logging.log4j" % "log4j-core" % "2.19.0"
+  val log4j = "org.apache.logging.log4j" % "log4j-core" % "2.20.0"
   val scalazCore = "org.scalaz" %% "scalaz-core" % scalazVersion
   val coursierInterface = "io.get-coursier" % "interface" % "1.0.13"
   val coursierInterfaceSubs = "io.get-coursier" % "interface-svm-subs" % "1.0.13"