diff --git a/datafusion-examples/build.gradle b/datafusion-examples/build.gradle
index 0d8eeb8..74f44f3 100644
--- a/datafusion-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/datafusion-examples/build.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spotless {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':datafusion-java')
-    implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.13'
+    implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.16'
     implementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.12'
     implementation 'org.apache.arrow:arrow-format:18.0.0'
     implementation 'org.apache.arrow:arrow-vector:14.0.0'
diff --git a/datafusion-java/build.gradle b/datafusion-java/build.gradle
index 08784e5..24f4b65 100644
--- a/datafusion-java/build.gradle
+++ b/datafusion-java/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    api 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.13'
+    api 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.16'
     api 'org.apache.arrow:arrow-format:18.0.0'
     api 'org.apache.arrow:arrow-vector:13.0.0'
     implementation 'org.apache.arrow:arrow-c-data:18.0.0'