diff --git a/log4j-bom/pom.xml b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
index cefb284f8e3..19d36836444 100644
--- a/log4j-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging</groupId>
     <artifactId>logging-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3</version>
+    <version>7</version>
     <relativePath/>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c32d1749648..0d395050e84 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging</groupId>
     <artifactId>logging-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3</version>
+    <version>7</version>
     <relativePath/>
   </parent>
   <description>Apache Log4j 2</description>