diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d678f2b3..4b2cc74cb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
         <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.6</version>
+        <version>1.4.4</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>