diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 280bd7fe5..d6eb8988f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <java.version>8</java.version>
         <zookeeper.version>3.5.9</zookeeper.version>
         <log4j.version>2.26.1</log4j.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.12</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.20</slf4j.version>
         <ehcache.version>3.10.8</ehcache.version>
         <junit.version>5.10.2</junit.version>
         <jmock.version>2.13.1</jmock.version>