diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index cbe6c02d92..cafa43685f 100644
--- a/pmd-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <log4j.version>2.15.0</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <build>