diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5237d64..8d1124a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.17</version>
+			<version>2.0.18</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Explicitly pin JBoss Logging to a version compatible with HV 9 -->