diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index 5e092ba01..c086de1a2 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ext {
     jline3Version       = "3.22.0"
     junitDepVersion     = "4.11.20120805.1225"
     junitVersion        = "4.13.2"
-    log4j2Version       = "2.19.0"
+    log4j2Version       = "2.20.0"
     springBootVersion   = "2.7.9" // Spring Boot 3.0 requires Java 17 as a minimum version
     systemRulesVersion  = "1.19.0"
     systemLambdaVersion = '1.2.1'