diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index 276700e2acc..282f58cc51b 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
       - A version property must be specified in the format "version.{groupId}", optionally with a suffix to make it unique.
       - Version properties must be sorted alphabetically (other form of sorting were found to be unclear and ambiguous).
     -->
-    <version.ch.qos.logback>1.5.13</version.ch.qos.logback>
+    <version.ch.qos.logback>1.5.16</version.ch.qos.logback>
     <version.commons-codec>1.16.1</version.commons-codec>
     <version.commons-collections>3.2.2</version.commons-collections>
     <version.commons-logging>1.1.1</version.commons-logging>
diff --git a/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-dmn-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml b/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-dmn-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
index a082b5c2457..85b5c5c490a 100644
--- a/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-dmn-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
+++ b/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-dmn-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <version.drools>${project.version}</version.drools>
     <version.slf4j>1.7.2</version.slf4j>
     <version.junit>4.11</version.junit>
-    <version.logback>1.5.13</version.logback>
+    <version.logback>1.5.16</version.logback>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-exec-model-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml b/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-exec-model-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
index 694c706a3d5..c83d0090117 100644
--- a/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-exec-model-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
+++ b/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-exec-model-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <drools-version>${project.version}</drools-version>
     <slf4j-version>1.7.2</slf4j-version>
     <junit-version>4.11</junit-version>
-    <logback-version>1.5.13</logback-version>
+    <logback-version>1.5.16</logback-version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-exec-model-ruleunit-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml b/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-exec-model-ruleunit-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
index 2d02b60bcb1..3bb4ea9b141 100644
--- a/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-exec-model-ruleunit-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
+++ b/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-exec-model-ruleunit-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <drools-version>${project.version}</drools-version>
     <slf4j-version>1.7.2</slf4j-version>
     <junit-version>4.11</junit-version>
-    <logback-version>1.5.13</logback-version>
+    <logback-version>1.5.16</logback-version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-yaml-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml b/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-yaml-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
index db81d215bc5..032dc612a39 100644
--- a/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-yaml-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
+++ b/kie-archetypes/kie-drools-yaml-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/integrationtestDefaults/reference/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <drools-version>${project.version}</drools-version>
     <slf4j-version>1.7.2</slf4j-version>
     <junit-version>4.11</junit-version>
-    <logback-version>1.5.13</logback-version>
+    <logback-version>1.5.16</logback-version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>