diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d698787..1a74c55 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <junit.version>5.10.0</junit.version>
-    <log4j.version>2.23.0</log4j.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.25.3</log4j.version>
     <main.class>com.github.javachaos.chaosdungeons.Main</main.class>
   </properties>