diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9540b94..317f071 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib"
     implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9'
-    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.14.1'
+    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.16.0'
     implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.14.1'
 
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.8.2'