diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index be74f4dee0b..5872fa125a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 		<mockito.version>5.12.0</mockito.version>
 		<objenesis.version>3.4</objenesis.version>
 		<openjson.version>1.0.13</openjson.version>
-		<slf4j.version>2.0.13</slf4j.version>
+		<slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
 		<spring.version>6.1.11</spring.version>
 		<wagon-ssh-external.version>3.5.3</wagon-ssh-external.version>
 		<weld.version>4.0.3.Final</weld.version>