diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c8c2bea..827e4e8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <guava.version>33.5.0-jre</guava.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.14.4</junit.jupiter.version>
         <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.20</slf4j.version>
         <spotbugs.version>4.10.3</spotbugs.version>
 
         <!-- definition of versions for plugins -->