diff --git a/samples/akka-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt b/samples/akka-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt
index d7aa12f9c9c..0b9e3c6b655 100644
--- a/samples/akka-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt
+++ b/samples/akka-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 val AkkaVersion = "2.10.9"
 val AkkaHttpVersion = "10.7.0"
-val LogbackVersion = "1.2.11"
+val LogbackVersion = "1.5.18"
 
 resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")