diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 35f8afa55..3f2d3a678 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ val zioVersion = "2.0.16"
 
 lazy val `kyo-core-settings` = `kyo-settings` ++ Seq(
     libraryDependencies += "dev.zio"       %%% "izumi-reflect"     % "2.3.8",
-    libraryDependencies += "org.slf4j"       % "slf4j-api"         % "2.0.7",
+    libraryDependencies += "org.slf4j"       % "slf4j-api"         % "2.0.9",
     libraryDependencies += "org.jctools"     % "jctools-core"      % "4.0.1",
     libraryDependencies += "dev.zio"       %%% "zio-test"          % zioVersion   % Test,
     libraryDependencies += "dev.zio"       %%% "zio-test-magnolia" % zioVersion   % Test,