diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f2a3e6a5..0d6a418a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.21</version>
+      <version>1.5.27</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>