diff --git a/criteria2query/pom.xml b/criteria2query/pom.xml
index 8cac5b2..b9e6f90 100644
--- a/criteria2query/pom.xml
+++ b/criteria2query/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <!-- spring version -->
         <spring.version>5.3.18</spring.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.0-alpha5</slf4j.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.17.1</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.25.3</log4j.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
         <!--        <circe.version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</circe.version>-->
         <SqlRender.version>1.6.8</SqlRender.version>