diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index e235528a..deb45878 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val JacksonVersion = "2.15.4"
   val JacksonDatabindVersion = JacksonVersion
 
-  val Log4j2Version = "2.22.1"
+  val Log4j2Version = "2.23.1"
 
   // often called-in transitively with insecure versions of databind / core
   private val JacksonDatabind = Seq(