diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9bd72dca..6f929c37 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ dependencies {
             force "com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-yaml:${jacksonVersion}"
             force "com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor:${jacksonVersion}"
             force "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:${versions.commonslang}"
-            force "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.0"
+            force "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.16"
             force "org.apache.bcel:bcel:6.6.0" // This line should be removed once Spotbugs is upgraded to 4.7.4
             force "com.google.guava:guava:${guavaVersion}"
         }