diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
index e54d2ed0cb..97daaa625f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
@@ -7489,14 +7489,14 @@ (define-public java-javax-mail
 (define-public java-log4j-api
   (package
     (name "java-log4j-api")
-    (version "2.17.0")
+    (version "2.17.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://apache/logging/log4j/" version
                                   "/apache-log4j-" version "-src.tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1bn9hrxyvw2d29z7mcd0frcqa8mbxmq59zb6b930zibkq68n1g01"))))
+                "05xssljdgxfv8ql42db8ydjfsvvbdqmsgip75phybm259ydzbsd6"))))
     (build-system ant-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f ; tests require unpackaged software