diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9e54bbbb..90e5d80c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
         <junit4.version>4.13.2</junit4.version>
         <spring.version>7.0.7</spring.version>
         <ehcache.version>3.12.0</ehcache.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
         <jackson.version>2.21.3</jackson.version>
         <javax.servlet.version>6.1.0</javax.servlet.version>
         <commons.codec.version>1.22.0</commons.codec.version>