diff --git a/ebean-test/pom.xml b/ebean-test/pom.xml
index 849d741f3..faa5c31e2 100644
--- a/ebean-test/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-test/pom.xml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.3</version>
+      <version>1.2.9</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5daf59b3a..0a674062c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.3</version>
+      <version>1.2.9</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/tests/test-java16/pom.xml b/tests/test-java16/pom.xml
index 7a63e4a50..b8408ed0c 100644
--- a/tests/test-java16/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-java16/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.3</version>
+      <version>1.2.9</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml b/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
index 2396a2a3f..32d477dfe 100644
--- a/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.3</version>
+      <version>1.2.9</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>