diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 95eb10a0..67b0fb0d 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ lazy val commonSettings = commonSmlBuildSettings ++ ossPublishSettings ++ Seq(
 
 val scalaTest = "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.18" % Test
 val slf4j = "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-api" % "2.0.12"
-val logback = "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "1.5.2"
+val logback = "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "1.5.3"
 
 // used during CI to verify that the documentation compiles
 val compileDocumentation: TaskKey[Unit] = taskKey[Unit]("Compiles documentation throwing away its output")