diff --git a/hermes-aws-lambda/pom.xml b/hermes-aws-lambda/pom.xml
index 66843a6..fe70d5d 100644
--- a/hermes-aws-lambda/pom.xml
+++ b/hermes-aws-lambda/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <name>hermes-aws-lambda</name>
 
     <properties>
-        <log4j2.version>2.18.0</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.20.0</log4j2.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>