diff --git a/examples/storage/cassandra/java/pom.xml b/examples/storage/cassandra/java/pom.xml
index 2a2d21f230292..806eb79130d74 100644
--- a/examples/storage/cassandra/java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/storage/cassandra/java/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.2.0</logback.version>
         <cassandra.version>3.9</cassandra.version>
     </properties>