diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a429fe1..7302f472 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.3</version>
+            <version>1.4.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>