diff --git a/xoom-eventjournal/pom.xml b/xoom-eventjournal/pom.xml
index 74048057..28befd4b 100644
--- a/xoom-eventjournal/pom.xml
+++ b/xoom-eventjournal/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0</version>
+      <version>1.3.12</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.vlingo.xoom</groupId>