diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 147de2a489..d545dfcb10 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
                 <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.3</version>
+                <version>1.5.13</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.bluestemsoftware.open.maven.plugin</groupId>