diff --git a/samples/45.state-management/pom.xml b/samples/45.state-management/pom.xml
index 4acdd4e62..2098ce730 100644
--- a/samples/45.state-management/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/45.state-management/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.2</version>
+        <version>2.15.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>