diff --git a/java/tools/pom.xml b/java/tools/pom.xml
index 9d067ef1e9b..abc4ec57b38 100644
--- a/java/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/java/tools/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
           <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-          <version>1.0.13</version>
+          <version>1.2.3</version>
           <scope>run</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>