diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdc91fe..f71c9f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.10.3</junit-jupiter.version>
         <hapi-fhir.version>7.2.1</hapi-fhir.version>
         <testcontainers.version>1.20.0</testcontainers.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.13</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
         <ontology.version>3.0.0-test.1</ontology.version>
     </properties>