diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3e2d7a2a8..cf013e2362 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
         <!--dependency versions -->
         <checkstyle.version>9.3</checkstyle.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
         <h2.version>2.4.240</h2.version>
         <javacc.version>7.0.13</javacc.version>
         <jdbc.driver.oracle.version>23.26.2.0.0</jdbc.driver.oracle.version>