diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ec273a20cf..c3c79e786f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     <junit-version>4.13.2</junit-version>
     <hamcrest-version>1.3</hamcrest-version>
     <karaf-version>4.3.7</karaf-version>
-    <log4j-version>2.17.2</log4j-version>
+    <log4j-version>2.18.0</log4j-version>
     <mockito-version>4.6.1</mockito-version>
     <owasp-dependency-check-version>5.2.4</owasp-dependency-check-version>
     <mqtt-client-version>1.16</mqtt-client-version>