diff --git a/research-zoo-keeper/pom.xml b/research-zoo-keeper/pom.xml
index b331cf3..c6976f3 100644
--- a/research-zoo-keeper/pom.xml
+++ b/research-zoo-keeper/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.12.1</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>