diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72add3980..1c40a6ec3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 		<guava.version>33.4.8-jre</guava.version> <!-- todo remove from project -->
 
 		<!-- test dependencies -->
-		<logback.version>1.2.3</logback.version>
+		<logback.version>1.5.22</logback.version>
 		<netty.version>4.2.7.Final</netty.version>
 		<hamcrest.library.version>2.2</hamcrest.library.version>
 		<hamcrest.jpa-matchers>1.8</hamcrest.jpa-matchers>