diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4107648ba9..7bbac8ed35 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <junit-version>4.13.2</junit-version>
     <hamcrest-version>1.3</hamcrest-version>
     <karaf-version>4.3.7</karaf-version>
-    <log4j-version>2.23.0</log4j-version>
+    <log4j-version>2.23.1</log4j-version>
     <mockito-version>4.8.1</mockito-version>
     <owasp-dependency-check-version>8.4.2</owasp-dependency-check-version>
     <mqtt-client-version>1.16</mqtt-client-version>