diff --git a/plugins/solace-messaging-skills/skills/solace-application-development/references/jcsmp/evals/sample-check/pom.xml b/plugins/solace-messaging-skills/skills/solace-application-development/references/jcsmp/evals/sample-check/pom.xml
index 68c5a1d..c81a08c 100644
--- a/plugins/solace-messaging-skills/skills/solace-application-development/references/jcsmp/evals/sample-check/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/solace-messaging-skills/skills/solace-application-development/references/jcsmp/evals/sample-check/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.26.0</version>
+      <version>2.26.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>