diff --git a/logging-modules/log4j2/pom.xml b/logging-modules/log4j2/pom.xml
index 58bc4b74e7e5..2cb9ffbb5d2d 100644
--- a/logging-modules/log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/logging-modules/log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <jackson.version>2.8.5</jackson.version>
         <h2.version>1.4.193</h2.version>
         <commons-dbcp2.version>2.1.1</commons-dbcp2.version>
-        <log4j-core.version>2.7</log4j-core.version>
+        <log4j-core.version>2.15.0</log4j-core.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>