diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 4b1163f7ca..e32fdcb1c0 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>2.21.0</version>
+        <version>2.21.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>