diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3dbb6ce4..1e648738 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.12</version>
+      <version>1.5.18</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>