diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 3ae73c327..896666135 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-layout-template-json</artifactId>
-            <version>2.25.4</version>
+            <version>2.26.0</version>
         </dependency>
         
         <!-- Testing -->