diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2313c30e5e27..bb4eb0dad7bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     <libfb303.version>0.9.3</libfb303.version>
     <!-- Thrift version must be inline with one installed in the CI (Docker image referenced in the Jenkinsfile) -->
     <libthrift.version>0.16.0</libthrift.version>
-    <log4j2.version>2.25.4</log4j2.version>
+    <log4j2.version>2.26.1</log4j2.version>
     <mariadb.version>2.5.0</mariadb.version>
     <mssql.version>6.2.1.jre8</mssql.version>
     <mysql.version>8.2.0</mysql.version>
diff --git a/standalone-metastore/pom.xml b/standalone-metastore/pom.xml
index eaab2bb76ff9..79a54202fd75 100644
--- a/standalone-metastore/pom.xml
+++ b/standalone-metastore/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     <junit.platform.version>1.13.3</junit.platform.version>
     <libfb303.version>0.9.3</libfb303.version>
     <libthrift.version>0.16.0</libthrift.version>
-    <log4j2.version>2.25.4</log4j2.version>
+    <log4j2.version>2.26.1</log4j2.version>
     <mockito-core.version>5.17.0</mockito-core.version>
     <orc.version>2.1.2</orc.version>
     <protobuf.version>3.25.5</protobuf.version>