diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-log4j/pom.xml b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-log4j/pom.xml
index 1967b1667685..46fb4f9f2125 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.14</version>
+      <version>1.2.17</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>