diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a06334d..6ed09de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.12</version>
+            <version>2.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Logback (SLF4J implementation) -->