diff --git a/runners/dmn-tck-runner-drools/pom.xml b/runners/dmn-tck-runner-drools/pom.xml
index 97e005a45..6d24c1a3a 100644
--- a/runners/dmn-tck-runner-drools/pom.xml
+++ b/runners/dmn-tck-runner-drools/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0</version>
+      <version>1.3.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- test dependencies -->