diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e9a37f57e..2bbf84d122 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <properties>
         <htsjdk.version>4.1.1</htsjdk.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <log4j.version>2.23.1</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.24.0</log4j.version>
 
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.11.0</junit.jupiter.version>
         <junit.platform.version>1.7.2</junit.platform.version>