diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-api.mod b/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-api.mod
index cb0878bd9bf5..a408da30e01a 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-api.mod
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/config/modules/log4j2-api.mod
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ Log4j is released under the Apache 2.0 license.
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
[ini]
-log4j2.version?=2.14.0
+log4j2.version?=@log4j2.version@
disruptor.version=3.4.2
jetty.webapp.addServerClasses+=,${jetty.base.uri}/lib/log4j2/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7871f2c9f5d6..163dba90cf80 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
1.3.3
8.5.70
5.8.1
+ 1.2.17
2.14.0
1.2.6
3.8.2