diff --git a/p3c-pmd/pom.xml b/p3c-pmd/pom.xml
index 579352c3..8c2da1a4 100644
--- a/p3c-pmd/pom.xml
+++ b/p3c-pmd/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <animal-sniffer-maven-plugin.version>1.24</animal-sniffer-maven-plugin.version>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.12</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.24.0</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.24.3</log4j.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
         <!--enforce-->
         <enforce.activate>true</enforce.activate>