diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8236dc223..5c9b634dc 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     implementation 'org.json:json:20210307'
     implementation 'commons-cli:commons-cli:1.4'
-    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.15.0'
-    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.15.0'
+    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.16.0'
+    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.16.0'
     implementation 'org.yaml:snakeyaml:1.29'
     implementation 'commons-io:commons-io:2.10.0'