diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 89ad27d0a..9ffa89c91 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
      <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-nop</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.13</version>
+      <version>2.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.jamesmurty.utils</groupId>