diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f3b3d4..c774141 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
     <cdap.version>6.4.1</cdap.version>
     <spark.version>2.1.3</spark.version>
-    <logback.version>1.0.9</logback.version>
+    <logback.version>1.3.16</logback.version>
     <cdap.plugin.version>2.6.1</cdap.plugin.version>
 
     <surefire.redirectTestOutputToFile>true</surefire.redirectTestOutputToFile>