diff --git a/x-forwarded-for-edit/pom.xml b/x-forwarded-for-edit/pom.xml
index 5ea7a6c..774c049 100644
--- a/x-forwarded-for-edit/pom.xml
+++ b/x-forwarded-for-edit/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <version>1.0.0</version>
     <name>Funnelback plugin</name>
     <properties>
-        <version.log4j2>2.6.2</version.log4j2>
+        <version.log4j2>2.16.0</version.log4j2>
         <version.junit>4.12</version.junit>
         <version.mockito>2.21.0</version.mockito>
     </properties>