diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 1941fa5d79..f4868cad88 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <properties>
-        <version.log4j>2.15.0</version.log4j>
+        <version.log4j>2.16.0</version.log4j>
     </properties>
 
     <build>