diff --git a/title-prefix-plugin/pom.xml b/title-prefix-plugin/pom.xml
index fdd3ba9..9cbc820 100644
--- a/title-prefix-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/title-prefix-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <version>1.0</version>
     <name>Funnelback example title prefix plugin</name>
     <properties>
-        <version.log4j2>2.6.2</version.log4j2>
+        <version.log4j2>2.17.1</version.log4j2>
         <version.junit>4.12</version.junit>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>