diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a58abcf..30ae2e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <mavenVersion>3.6.3</mavenVersion>
-    <slf4jVersion>1.7.36</slf4jVersion>
+    <slf4jVersion>2.0.16</slf4jVersion>
     <plexusBuildApiVersion>0.0.7</plexusBuildApiVersion>
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-08-28T15:27:52Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <!-- don't fail check for some rules that are too hard to enforce (could even be told broken for some)