diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 960dbe1d12..47329f9523 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.25.1</version>
+            <version>2.25.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>