diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f756981..61f3458 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <jinq-jpa>1.8.34</jinq-jpa>
         <liquibase-core>4.13.0</liquibase-core>
         <shiro-core>1.11.0</shiro-core>
-        <log4j2>2.17.1</log4j2>
+        <log4j2>2.20.0</log4j2>
         <jasperreports>6.20.0</jasperreports>
         <!-- own modules !-->
         <cobebbfxctl>15.0.13</cobebbfxctl>