diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9293bfb..8bd6154 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 		
-		<log4j2.version>2.17.0</log4j2.version>
+		<log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
 		<javax.annotation.api.version>1.3.2</javax.annotation.api.version> <!-- protobuf Java 9+ compatibility -->
 		<os.maven.version>1.7.0</os.maven.version>
 		<protobuf.maven.version>0.6.1</protobuf.maven.version>