diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7d5f80..1ea004f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ AssertLogData.assertLogContains(List<String> in_filePathList, ParseDefinition in
 
 ## Release Notes
 - 1.0.6
-  - #39 updated the log4J library to 2.15.0 to avoid the PSIRT vulnerability
+  - #39 updated the log4J library to 2.16.0 to avoid the PSIRT vulnerability
   - #38 Resolved some issues with HashCode
   - #37 Upgraded the build to Java11
   - #34 Activated sonar in the build process
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 071623e..04c12f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>