diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eb7f74274106..512d575b5e0a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ under the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
         <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.13</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
         <optional>true</optional>
       </dependency>
       <!--  Wagon -->