diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f90b7f..e517db6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 		<!-- runtime dependencies -->
 		<api.version>1.4.0</api.version>
-		<slf4j.version>2.0.14</slf4j.version>
+		<slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
 		<jackson.version>2.17.2</jackson.version>
 
 		<!-- test dependencies -->