diff --git a/playground/build.gradle.kts b/playground/build.gradle.kts
index 3672ae1ce..c8c156db0 100644
--- a/playground/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/playground/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies {
   // Logging
   implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api-kotlin:1.2.0")
   implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.19.0")
-  implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.18.0")
+  implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.19.0")
   implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.1")
   implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.1")