diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 23bbfda5..db236664 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 
 
         <!-- Naming convention inspired by http://stackoverflow.com/a/30318342/1429367 -->
-        <log4j2version>2.16.0</log4j2version>
+        <log4j2version>2.17.1</log4j2version>
 
         <project.deployDirectory>E:\Games\WinBoard-4.8.0\${brandName}</project.deployDirectory>