diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b4adbfe..5bb4d4a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 		<project.jdk.version>22</project.jdk.version>
 
 		<!-- runtime dependencies -->
-		<api.version>1.4.0-beta2</api.version>
-		<slf4j.version>2.0.14</slf4j.version>
+		<api.version>1.4.0-beta3</api.version>
+		<slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
 		<jackson.version>2.17.2</jackson.version>
 
 		<!-- test dependencies -->