diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 66f9e393..a968d3c0 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val elasticsearchVersion = "7.14.2"
   val hadoopVersion = "3.3.1"
   val jacksonVersion = "2.11.3"
-  val log4jVersion = "2.17.2"
+  val log4jVersion = "2.18.0"
   val playSlickVersion = "5.0.0"
   val prometheusVersion = "0.15.0"
   val scalatestVersion = "3.2.11"