diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2b6ba37..4bff6d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
                 <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.9</version>
+                <version>1.3.12</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>