diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ab77f358..dcff44c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
                 <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.11</version>
+                <version>1.3.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 7daa2fbf..914a7383 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -9,12 +9,20 @@
       "matchPackagePrefixes": [
         "org.jetbrains.kotlin"
       ]
-    },{
+    },
+    {
       "description": "Align antlr version with graphql-java",
       "matchPackagePrefixes": [
         "org.antlr"
       ],
       "allowedVersions": "<=4.9.3"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Logback 1.4 requires Java 11",
+      "matchPackagePrefixes": [
+        "ch.qos.logback"
+      ],
+      "allowedVersions": "!/1\\.4\\..*$/"
     }
   ]
 }