diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c72d20ba..bbb8d5ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 		<dependency>
     		<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
     		<artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-    		<version>1.2.3</version>
+    		<version>1.4.4</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<!-- Used by Logback to compile filter expressions from logback.xml -->