diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
index a4a13cf0922d..5a6cfe006cfc 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
     <swagger-core-version>1.5.22</swagger-core-version>
     <jetty-version>9.2.9.v20150224</jetty-version>
     <junit-version>4.13</junit-version>
-    <logback-version>1.2.0</logback-version>
+    <logback-version>1.2.9</logback-version>
     <beanvalidation-version>2.0.2</beanvalidation-version>
     <cxf-version>3.3.0</cxf-version>
     <jackson-jaxrs-version>2.9.9</jackson-jaxrs-version>