diff --git a/public/util/pom.xml b/public/util/pom.xml
index 00f3a7da..8575d3a0 100644
--- a/public/util/pom.xml
+++ b/public/util/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.2</version> <!-- compatible with all known later API versions -->
+			<version>2.25.4</version> <!-- compatible with all known later API versions -->
 			<optional>true</optional> 
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>