diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9c0db74..89ad00b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.6</maven.compiler.target>
 
         <slf4j.version>1.7.5</slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.0.13</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.2.0</logback.version>
         <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
 
         <hibernate.version>4.2.0.Final</hibernate.version>