diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a8f12cc..13a8733 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
         <!-- library versions -->
         <spring-boot.version>3.3.1</spring-boot.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.13</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
         <jsr305.version>3.0.2</jsr305.version>
         <lombook.version>1.18.34</lombook.version>
         <commons-io.version>2.16.1</commons-io.version>