diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6774606..2444635 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 		<kotlin.version>2.0.10</kotlin.version>
 		<kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>${maven.compiler.source}</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
 
-		<slf4j.version>2.0.15</slf4j.version>
+		<slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
 
 		<!-- testing dependencies versions -->
 		<junit5.version>5.10.3</junit5.version>