diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44826fa..0a5928b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
                 <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.12</version>
+                <version>1.5.16</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>