diff --git a/axis2-client-sample/pom.xml b/axis2-client-sample/pom.xml
index 70a5266..1d7527e 100644
--- a/axis2-client-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/axis2-client-sample/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.9.1</version>
+			<version>2.15.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>