diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80ba5a3731..425989d647 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@
          <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.14</version>
+            <version>1.2.17</version>
          </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>oro</groupId>