diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1b925b30d2..770e910c04 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     <spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>4.7.3.5</spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>
     <spotbugs.version>4.7.3</spotbugs.version>
     <slf4j1.version>1.7.36</slf4j1.version>
-    <slf4j2.version>2.0.7</slf4j2.version>
+    <slf4j2.version>2.0.9</slf4j2.version>
     <log4j2.version>2.20.0</log4j2.version>
     <kryo4.version>4.0.2</kryo4.version>  <!--  DO NOT UPGRADE: We test with Kryo 4.x.x to ensure backwards compatibility. -->
     <kryo5.version>5.5.0</kryo5.version>