diff --git a/benchmark/pom.xml b/benchmark/pom.xml
index 572aec4d282..6eff9a23910 100644
--- a/benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.8</version>
+            <version>1.3.12</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.javacsv</groupId>