diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5d6a3259..e3d6a41af 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
     <kafka.client.version>2.1.1</kafka.client.version>
     <kotlin.version>1.2.71</kotlin.version>
-    <log4j2.version>2.11.0</log4j2.version>
+    <log4j2.version>2.16.0</log4j2.version>
     <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
     <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
     <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.0.0-M2</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>