diff --git a/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml
index 04639d0b535..960967c841c 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <Fragment-Host>org.apache.logging.log4j.core</Fragment-Host>
     <!-- Dependency versions -->
     <mongodb4.version>4.11.4</mongodb4.version>
-    <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
+    <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>