diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 952d755..af1d400 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "org.assertj:assertj-core:3.25.2"
 
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:2.23.0"
-    testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.22.1"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.23.1"
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.23.0"
 
     integrationTestImplementation "org.apache.kafka:connect-api:$kafkaVersion"