diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7741811a85a..006848dff5a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         
         <!-- upgrading slf4j and logback can cause issues ;) https://github.com/jeremylong/DependencyCheck/issues/4846 -->
         <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.11</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.2.13</logback.version>
         
         <maven.api.version>3.6.3</maven.api.version>
         <reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>