diff --git a/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle b/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle
index 2906cbc78d862..deb40d7aa6e53 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.25.4"
+  implementation "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.26.1"
 }
 
 ["0.0.1", "0.0.2"].forEach { v ->