diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc383d5..8c1bd83 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 	  <dependency>
 	  	<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 	  	<artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-	  	<version>2.0.17</version>
+	  	<version>2.0.18</version>
 	  	<optional>true</optional>
 	  </dependency>
 	</dependencies>