diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e0f8b430c1..307e9252cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
         <!--dependency versions -->
         <checkstyle.version>14.1.0</checkstyle.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.19</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.20</slf4j.version>
         <h2.version>2.5.250</h2.version>
         <javacc.version>7.0.13</javacc.version>
         <jdbc.driver.oracle.version>23.26.3.0.0</jdbc.driver.oracle.version>