diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1d8854a..e7ea2a8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:2.22.1"
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.22.1"
-    testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.22.1"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.23.0"
 
     integrationTestImplementation "org.apache.kafka:connect-api:$kafkaVersion"
     integrationTestImplementation("org.apache.kafka:connect-runtime:$kafkaVersion") {