diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index 2761096a9..62ba6821d 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.15</version>
+      <version>1.5.16</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>