diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad77f27c..64fce8f6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   <properties>
     <springVersion>4.1.0.RELEASE</springVersion>
     <slf4jVersion>1.7.7</slf4jVersion>
-    <log4j2Version>2.0.2</log4j2Version>
+    <log4j2Version>2.1</log4j2Version>
 
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <gpg.useagent>true</gpg.useagent>