diff --git a/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle b/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle
index dca2bce94ea6d..351b42e5bc921 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/testKit/thirdPartyAudit/sample_jars/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.21.1"
+  implementation "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.22.1"
 }
 
 ["0.0.1", "0.0.2"].forEach { v ->