diff --git a/src/backend/codecc/build.gradle b/src/backend/codecc/build.gradle
index 60abe9a45b2..272c225ff88 100644
--- a/src/backend/codecc/build.gradle
+++ b/src/backend/codecc/build.gradle
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ buildscript {
         commonsHttpclientVersion = "3.1"
         ciVersion = "1.5.8-RELEASE"
         jsonVersion = "20180130"
-        log4jVersion = "2.15.0"
+        log4jVersion = "2.16.0"
     }
 
     def mavenRepoUrl = System.getProperty("mavenRepoUrl")