diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f82753f..8b0c416b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.8</version>
+      <version>1.3.12</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.cdap.cdap</groupId>