diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 889b1f3..f46a97a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ signing {
 dependencies {
 	testImplementation "junit:junit:4.13.2"
 	testImplementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.21.2'
-	testRuntimeOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.17.2'
+	testRuntimeOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.18.0'
 	testRuntimeOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-jpl:2.17.2'
 }