diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a800c8544b..47acab5d9f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <!-- dependency versions in alphanumeric order -->
         <asm.version>9.9.1</asm.version>
         <jackson.version>2.21.2</jackson.version>
-        <log4j2.version>2.25.4</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.26.0</log4j2.version>
         <ognl.version>3.3.5</ognl.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
         <spring.platformVersion>5.3.39</spring.platformVersion>