diff --git a/javav2/usecases/creating_scheduled_events/pom.xml b/javav2/usecases/creating_scheduled_events/pom.xml
index b029622097e..c96d194f796 100644
--- a/javav2/usecases/creating_scheduled_events/pom.xml
+++ b/javav2/usecases/creating_scheduled_events/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.17.1</version>
+        <version>2.25.4</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>