diff --git a/otel-plugin/pom.xml b/otel-plugin/pom.xml
index f145e1cc1..c3391934b 100644
--- a/otel-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/otel-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <version>1.6.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>