diff --git a/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle b/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle
index d07eee0df32ef..b31e3b168c587 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 dependencies {
-  implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.19.0'
+  implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.20.0'
 }
 
 ["0.0.1", "0.0.2"].forEach { v ->