diff --git a/playground/build.gradle.kts b/playground/build.gradle.kts
index d503e8661..112031b04 100644
--- a/playground/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/playground/build.gradle.kts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-resources:$ktorVersion")
 
   // Logging
-  implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api-kotlin:1.4.0")
+  implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api-kotlin:1.5.0")
   implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.23.1")
   implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.23.1")
   implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.13")