diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6bfbfd73f..f4a851cfe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.15</version>
+      <version>1.5.16</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>