diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20be99f25..329e3c5e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   </description>
 
   <properties>
-    <logback.version>1.2.8</logback.version>
+    <logback.version>1.2.9</logback.version>
     <easymock.version>3.6</easymock.version>
     <truth.version>1.1.3</truth.version>
     <logging.version>3.5.2</logging.version>