diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ce0836..87f3d09 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <build.version>1</build.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.17.0</log4j.version>
         <jena.version>4.0.0</jena.version>
     </properties>