diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 241d27b..1579492 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
     <junit.version>5.12.0</junit.version>
-    <log4j.version>2.24.3</log4j.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.25.2</log4j.version>
     <kotlin.version>2.0.21</kotlin.version>
     <kotlinx.coroutines.version>1.6.4</kotlinx.coroutines.version>
     <mockito-kotlin.version>4.1.0</mockito-kotlin.version>