diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20cae7e..adc6f83 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
         <fabric8.version>6.13.2</fabric8.version>
         <log4j.version>2.23.1</log4j.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.13</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
 
         <!--  TEST dependencies  -->
         <mockito.version>5.12.0</mockito.version>