diff --git a/licenses.yaml b/licenses.yaml
index 7aa44f0de10..5c3eb5cdbe4 100644
--- a/licenses.yaml
+++ b/licenses.yaml
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ name: Apache Log4j
 license_category: binary
 module: java-core
 license_name: Apache License version 2.0
-version: 2.15.0
+version: 2.16.0
 libraries:
   - org.apache.logging.log4j: log4j-1.2-api
   - org.apache.logging.log4j: log4j-api
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce1f9001f12..e1fce9c4468 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <jersey.version>1.19.3</jersey.version>
         <jackson.version>2.10.5.20201202</jackson.version>
         <codehaus.jackson.version>1.9.13</codehaus.jackson.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.15.0</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
         <mysql.version>5.1.48</mysql.version>
         <mariadb.version>2.7.3</mariadb.version>
         <netty3.version>3.10.6.Final</netty3.version>