diff --git a/yoti-sdk-parent/pom.xml b/yoti-sdk-parent/pom.xml
index 616d3769..784ec682 100644
--- a/yoti-sdk-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/yoti-sdk-parent/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <supported.java.release.version>8</supported.java.release.version>
 
     <!-- sdk dependency versions -->
-    <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
+    <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
     <bouncy.castle.version>1.70</bouncy.castle.version>
     <jackson.version>2.16.1</jackson.version>
     <protobuf-java.version>3.25.3</protobuf-java.version>