diff --git a/dhis-2/pom.xml b/dhis-2/pom.xml
index c8148d9e10b..d9f5b99fc45 100644
--- a/dhis-2/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/pom.xml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
     <micrometer.version>1.11.0</micrometer.version>
 
     <!-- Logging -->
-    <log4j.version>2.20.0</log4j.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.24.3</log4j.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
 
     <!-- Test -->