diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8a2fb267..f56a563e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.17</version>
+            <version>2.0.18</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>