diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84260ac..3b3c128 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
     <!-- library versions -->
     <jspecify.version>1.0.0</jspecify.version>
-    <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+    <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
     <lombok.version>1.18.46</lombok.version>
     <commons-io.version>2.22.0</commons-io.version>
     <commons-codec.version>1.22.0</commons-codec.version>