diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
index d00528219..738fdac07 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ dependencyManagement {
         dependency 'org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:1.7.36'
         dependency 'org.slf4j:jul-to-slf4j:1.7.36'
         dependency 'org.slf4j:log4j-over-slf4j:1.7.36'
-        dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.4.0'
-        dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.0'
+        dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.2.11'
+        dependency 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.11'
 
         dependency 'org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa:2.7.10'
         dependency 'com.google.guava:guava:31.1-jre'
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 634462e0d..2f0b2fb3a 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@
     "matchPackageNames": ["org.glassfish.jersey.media:jersey-media-multipart"],
     "allowedVersions": "<=2.36"
   },
+  {
+    "matchPackageNames": ["ch.qos.logback:logback-core"],
+    "allowedVersions": "<=1.2.11"
+  },
+  {
+    "matchPackageNames": ["ch.qos.logback:logback-classic"],
+    "allowedVersions": "<=1.2.11"
+  },
   {
     "depTypeList": ["dependencies"],
     "updateTypes": ["patch", "minor"],