diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6e19111ac..17af81428 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:4.5.6")
     implementation("gnu.getopt:java-getopt:1.0.13")
     implementation("net.sf.ehcache:ehcache:2.10.9.2")
-    implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15")
+    implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16")
 }
 
 configurations.all {