diff --git a/sonar-ws-client/pom.xml b/sonar-ws-client/pom.xml
index 6a7317a3c..9e04a6c05 100644
--- a/sonar-ws-client/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar-ws-client/pom.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.2</version>
+            <version>1.2.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>