diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c507cf..1c25b37 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@
         </dependency>
         <!--TODO remove log4j if possible-->
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.17</version>
+            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+            <version>2.14.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>