diff --git a/vulnerable_lambda/pom.xml b/vulnerable_lambda/pom.xml
index 2e3707e..8d3afb1 100644
--- a/vulnerable_lambda/pom.xml
+++ b/vulnerable_lambda/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.13.2</version>
+      <version>2.25.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>