diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6acf477..b5fb3f0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.16.6'
 
-    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-api', version: '2.10.0'
+    compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-api', version: '2.18.0'
     compile group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version: '2.10.0'
 
 }