diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c19a626..a89b185 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.16</version>
+      <version>1.2.17</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.igniterealtime</groupId>