diff --git a/systemready/pom.xml b/systemready/pom.xml
index fcfb894f0b..70ea397824 100644
--- a/systemready/pom.xml
+++ b/systemready/pom.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.15</version>
+            <version>1.3.16</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>