diff --git a/akka-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml b/akka-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml
index 685ac0b1..cf9fcfd5 100644
--- a/akka-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.11</version>
+      <version>1.2.13</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>