diff --git a/log4j2-appender/pom.xml b/log4j2-appender/pom.xml
index 31046c4..1e9f53d 100644
--- a/log4j2-appender/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j2-appender/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.3</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.3</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>