diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 08c1c368..480b8e59 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
 			<artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.11</version>
+			<version>1.4.6</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- test dependencies -->