diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5c2be41c..65232ec9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ groovy.version = 2.5.14
 grails.version = 4.0.10
 aws.sdk.version = 1.12.311
 aws.sdk.v2.version = 2.16.63
-log4j.version = 2.19.0
+log4j.version = 3.0.0-beta1
 testcontainers.version = 1.15.3
 jackson.version = 2.12.3