diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7698dee..4b2868d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <properties>
 
-        <log4j.version>2.3</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.13.3</log4j.version>
         <kafka.version>0.11.0.1</kafka.version>
         <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>