diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 5f4b400d249..cd6b2df45d7 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-to-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>2.19.0</version>
+            <version>2.22.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>