diff --git a/data-pipeline-examples/pom.xml b/data-pipeline-examples/pom.xml
index b5364fa3dc..ad13204c78 100644
--- a/data-pipeline-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/data-pipeline-examples/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ information regarding copyright ownership.
         <maven.minimum.version>3.3.1</maven.minimum.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>1.4.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>2.4.3</maven-shade-plugin.version>
-        <logback.version>1.1.7</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.2.0</logback.version>
         <scala.binary.version>2.12</scala.binary.version>
         <spark.version>2.4.8</spark.version>
         <tablesaw.version>0.38.5</tablesaw.version>