diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d9a2081..363f064c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
     <java.version>11</java.version>
     <jclouds.version>2.6.0</jclouds.version>
     <jetty.version>11.0.22</jetty.version>
-    <slf4j.version>2.0.13</slf4j.version>
+    <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
     <shade.prefix>${project.groupId}.shaded</shade.prefix>
     <surefire.version>3.2.5</surefire.version>
   </properties>