diff --git a/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml b/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml
index 2b1a23a3..5f572f92 100644
--- a/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.4</version>
+      <version>1.6.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>