diff --git a/spreadsheet-poi/pom.xml b/spreadsheet-poi/pom.xml
index eaa5c88..7857c4f 100644
--- a/spreadsheet-poi/pom.xml
+++ b/spreadsheet-poi/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
             <!-- force latest version of log4j -->
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.26.0</version>
+            <version>2.26.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- test only -->