diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 791f10a91..85cd80235 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.5</version>
+            <version>1.3.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>