diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 876e6d8c0..15869ec7d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.13</version>
+            <version>1.5.16</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>