diff --git a/examples/kotlin/pom.xml b/examples/kotlin/pom.xml
index de2c603ae74a..1caf52078576 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <properties>
         <kotlin.version>2.0.10</kotlin.version>
 
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.14</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
         <logback.version>1.5.6</logback.version>
 
         <junit5.version>5.11.0</junit5.version>