diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd5abf1..1fb00b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-ext</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.13</version>
+      <version>2.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>args4j</groupId>