diff --git a/target/classes/META-INF/maven/io.pointgenesis.utilities/securehash/pom.xml b/target/classes/META-INF/maven/io.pointgenesis.utilities/securehash/pom.xml
index 96c1dfd..20a384d 100644
--- a/target/classes/META-INF/maven/io.pointgenesis.utilities/securehash/pom.xml
+++ b/target/classes/META-INF/maven/io.pointgenesis.utilities/securehash/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
 		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
-		<log4j2.version>2.12.1</log4j2.version>
+		<log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
 		<jaxb.api.version>2.3.1</jaxb.api.version>
 	</properties>