diff --git a/bootstrap/standalone/pom.xml b/bootstrap/standalone/pom.xml
index 6ffbfd58d..e8653ee8e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/bootstrap/standalone/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <artifactId>bootstrap-standalone</artifactId>
 
     <properties>
-        <log4j.version>2.15.0</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.16.0</log4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>