diff --git a/hbase-hbck2/pom.xml b/hbase-hbck2/pom.xml
index 82b0cd013a..e3fae812d4 100644
--- a/hbase-hbck2/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-hbck2/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   <description>HBCK for HBase 2+</description>
   <properties>
     <hbase-thirdparty.version>2.2.1</hbase-thirdparty.version>
-    <log4j2.version>2.11.1</log4j2.version>
+    <log4j2.version>2.15.0</log4j2.version>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/hbase-tools/pom.xml b/hbase-tools/pom.xml
index 0b41e02d86..8f03864b94 100644
--- a/hbase-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-tools/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <description>Utility Maintenance tools for HBase 2+</description>
     <properties>
         <hbase-thirdparty.version>2.2.1</hbase-thirdparty.version>
-        <log4j2.version>2.11.1</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.15.0</log4j2.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>