diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ac8bd0be37..367a59b8af 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <junit-version>4.13.2</junit-version>
     <hamcrest-version>1.3</hamcrest-version>
     <karaf-version>4.3.7</karaf-version>
-    <log4j-version>2.21.1</log4j-version>
+    <log4j-version>2.22.1</log4j-version>
     <mockito-version>3.8.0</mockito-version>
     <owasp-dependency-check-version>7.1.1</owasp-dependency-check-version>
     <mqtt-client-version>1.16</mqtt-client-version>