diff --git a/core-java-9/pom.xml b/core-java-9/pom.xml
index f6792fdbd9f6..7a691064da31 100644
--- a/core-java-9/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-9/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.21</org.slf4j.version>
-        <ch.qos.logback.version>1.2.1</ch.qos.logback.version>
+        <ch.qos.logback.version>1.5.25</ch.qos.logback.version>
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>