diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f8919cc..08c84c7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
         <maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'</maven.build.timestamp.format>
         <maven.min.version>3.6</maven.min.version>
-        <dependency.log4j2.version>2.17.2</dependency.log4j2.version>
+        <dependency.log4j2.version>2.18.0</dependency.log4j2.version>
         <dependency.jackson.version>2.13.1</dependency.jackson.version>
         <dependency.dsljson.version>1.9.9</dependency.dsljson.version>
         <dependency.junit-jupiter-engine.version>5.8.2</dependency.junit-jupiter-engine.version>