diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 2a49014305..26dca27ca4 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4.1</version>
+            <version>1.4.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>