diff --git a/format-xls/pom.xml b/format-xls/pom.xml
index c3ef74b6f..a3e4779a7 100644
--- a/format-xls/pom.xml
+++ b/format-xls/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <properties>
     <poi.version>5.2.5</poi.version>
-    <log4j-core.version>2.20.0</log4j-core.version>
+    <log4j-core.version>2.25.3</log4j-core.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>