diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7da7062b3..3a9c609ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 		<guava.version>19.0</guava.version> <!-- todo remove from project -->
 
 		<!-- test dependencies -->
-		<logback.version>1.2.3</logback.version>
+		<logback.version>1.4.0</logback.version>
 		<netty.version>4.1.46.Final</netty.version>
 		<hamcrest.library.version>2.2</hamcrest.library.version>
 		<hamcrest.jpa-matchers>1.8</hamcrest.jpa-matchers>