diff --git a/athena-vertica/pom.xml b/athena-vertica/pom.xml
index 25b4cdfe0d..c9836edadb 100644
--- a/athena-vertica/pom.xml
+++ b/athena-vertica/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <slf4jVersion>1.7.30</slf4jVersion>
-        <log4j2Version>2.14.0</log4j2Version>
+        <log4j2Version>2.17.1</log4j2Version>
     </properties>
     
     <dependencies>