diff --git a/testrunner-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/testrunner-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index d6ac97e..18787ed 100644
--- a/testrunner-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/testrunner-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <gradle.version>5.6</gradle.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.17.1</log4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -28,17 +29,17 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.16.0</version>
+            <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.16.0</version>
+            <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>