diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a0a8c41fe..24d770a89 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.36</version>
+        <version>2.0.9</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- provide a slf4j binding to have logs for jollyday tests -->