diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 02834ad7d..f4aef0d76 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation("org.testcontainers:mysql:1.17.3")
 
     // --
-    implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.8")
+    implementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.14'
 
     // rate limit
     implementation 'com.github.seqeralabs:spillway:7b72700293'
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.seqera.wave.java-library-conventions.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.seqera.wave.java-library-conventions.gradle
index f6197b641..b51d45578 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.seqera.wave.java-library-conventions.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.seqera.wave.java-library-conventions.gradle
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ java {
 dependencies {
     implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.36'
 
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.2.11'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.11'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.4.14'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.14'
     testImplementation "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy:3.0.15"
     testImplementation "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-nio:3.0.15"
     testImplementation ("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-test:3.0.17")