diff --git a/maltcms-cv/pom.xml b/maltcms-cv/pom.xml
index 0c2420e1..3056a48d 100644
--- a/maltcms-cv/pom.xml
+++ b/maltcms-cv/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.20.0</version>
+            <version>2.25.3</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c63d5344..07ff10c2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-                <version>2.20.0</version>
+                <version>2.25.3</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>