diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 001ea6b69..088e23abf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.4</version>
+            <version>1.4.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>