diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d59285..a28a4af 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         <commons.logging.version>1.3.5</commons.logging.version>
         <spring_boot_version>3.5.9</spring_boot_version>
         <postgresql.version>42.7.9</postgresql.version>
+        <logback_version>1.5.25</logback_version>
     </properties>
 
     <!-- one-liner to take you to the cloud with settings form the application.yaml file: -->
@@ -208,12 +209,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.19</version>
+            <version>${logback_version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.19</version>
+            <version>${logback_version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Needed for JEE/Servlet support -->