diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1145e17..f696794 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@
                                     <include>org.bstats:*</include>
                                     <include>net.gravitydevelopment.updater</include>
                                     <include>com.j256.ormlite</include>
-                                    <include>org.apache.logging.log4j</include>
                                     <include>javax.persistence</include>
                                 </includes>
                             </artifactSet>