diff --git a/esque-examples/esque-example-core-simple/pom.xml b/esque-examples/esque-example-core-simple/pom.xml
index 4a25108..84e1a82 100644
--- a/esque-examples/esque-example-core-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/esque-examples/esque-example-core-simple/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.3</version>
+            <version>1.2.13</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>