diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb2dd8045..358174597 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
         <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.11</version>
+        <version>1.4.9</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>