diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e44b068ee..132b027d85 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <pax-exam.version>4.13.4</pax-exam.version>
     <pax-url.version>2.6.14</pax-url.version>
     <plexus.utils.version>4.0.1</plexus.utils.version>
-    <slf4j.api.version>1.7.36</slf4j.api.version>
+    <slf4j.api.version>2.0.16</slf4j.api.version>
     <slf4j.api.bundleversion>"$«range;[==,=+)»"</slf4j.api.bundleversion>
     <slf4j.log4j12.version>${slf4j.api.version}</slf4j.log4j12.version>
     <wagon.ssh.version>3.5.3</wagon.ssh.version>