diff --git a/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml b/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml
index d70379acfb..e92d907176 100644
--- a/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/pom.xml
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.17.1</version>
+      <version>2.25.3</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>