diff --git a/soda_vmware_plugin_for_vrops/src/pom.xml b/soda_vmware_plugin_for_vrops/src/pom.xml
index b68f018..d12b3b7 100644
--- a/soda_vmware_plugin_for_vrops/src/pom.xml
+++ b/soda_vmware_plugin_for_vrops/src/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		<dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.2</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
         </dependency>
 		<dependency>
             <groupId>com.toastcoders</groupId>