diff --git a/dcc-common-es/pom.xml b/dcc-common-es/pom.xml
index bdd4a71b..e30be527 100644
--- a/dcc-common-es/pom.xml
+++ b/dcc-common-es/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <elasticsearch.version>5.6.7</elasticsearch.version>
-    <log4j.version>2.6.2</log4j.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
   </properties>
 
 </project>