diff --git a/akka-sample-persistence-dc-java/pom.xml b/akka-sample-persistence-dc-java/pom.xml
index 5f046013..eb752cf0 100644
--- a/akka-sample-persistence-dc-java/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-sample-persistence-dc-java/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.11</version>
+      <version>1.3.12</version>
     </dependency>
      <dependency>
       <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>