diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc0e3b85..e0777ad4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.13</version>
+            <version>2.0.16</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>