diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a790611..956dda21 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.17</version>
+                <version>2.0.18</version>
             </dependency>
             <!-- log4j-slf4j2-impl is the SLF4J 2.x bridge; log4j-slf4j-impl only works with SLF4J 1.x -->
             <dependency>