diff --git a/tracer/test/benchmarks/Benchmarks.Trace/Benchmarks.Trace.csproj b/tracer/test/benchmarks/Benchmarks.Trace/Benchmarks.Trace.csproj
index eba1abe27f89..3184e41e8500 100644
--- a/tracer/test/benchmarks/Benchmarks.Trace/Benchmarks.Trace.csproj
+++ b/tracer/test/benchmarks/Benchmarks.Trace/Benchmarks.Trace.csproj
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.15.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="JetBrains.Profiler.SelfApi" Version="2.5.16" Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' != 'netcoreapp2.1'" />
-    <PackageReference Include="log4net" Version="2.0.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="log4net" Version="3.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="5.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.10.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />