diff --git a/vulnerable_lambda/pom.xml b/vulnerable_lambda/pom.xml
index 2e3707e..66fc9e7 100644
--- a/vulnerable_lambda/pom.xml
+++ b/vulnerable_lambda/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.12.0</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>