diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ee138fd..8626354a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <jruby.maven.plugins.version>3.0.6</jruby.maven.plugins.version>
     <gem.home>${project.build.directory}/rubygems</gem.home>
-    <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+    <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
     <spring.version>4.3.30.RELEASE</spring.version>
   </properties>