diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 61d2560..e0ac165 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ lazy val mongo = project
       "com.iheart" %% "ficus" % "1.4.7",
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-slf4j" % "2.5.26" % Test,
       "org.apache.logging.log4j" % "log4j-core" % "2.13.0" % Test,
-      "org.log4s" %% "log4s" % "1.8.2"
+      "org.log4s" %% "log4s" % "1.9.0"
     ),
     scalacOptions += "-deprecation:false" //disabled due to the deprecation of reactivemongo-play-json while the new api isn't stable enough
   )