diff --git a/plugin-archetypes/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/plugin-archetypes/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 85213b33c..0e6331d7a 100644
--- a/plugin-archetypes/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin-archetypes/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <version>${version}</version>
     <name>Funnelback plugin</name>
     <properties>
-        <version.log4j2>2.14.1</version.log4j2>
+        <version.log4j2>2.17.1</version.log4j2>
         <version.junit>4.12</version.junit>
         <version.mockito>2.21.0</version.mockito>
         <version.funnelback-shared>${archetypeVersion}</version.funnelback-shared>