diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d5a7df8..1226068 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.13</version>
+            <version>2.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Logback Core and Classic, which implements SLF4J -->