diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 259a863c55d..aa5db515190 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.16</version>
+            <version>1.2.17</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>