diff --git a/log4j-core/pom.xml b/log4j-core/pom.xml
index b549995a014..0f4ca3a4299 100644
--- a/log4j-core/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jmdns</groupId>
       <artifactId>jmdns</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.3</version>
+      <version>3.6.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Log4j 1.2 tests -->
diff --git a/log4j-gctests/pom.xml b/log4j-gctests/pom.xml
index 7422bb86959..65569b72469 100644
--- a/log4j-gctests/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-gctests/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jmdns</groupId>
       <artifactId>jmdns</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.3</version>
+      <version>3.6.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Log4j 1.2 tests -->