diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e0f289..4090798 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>1.6</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.6</maven.compiler.target>
         <!-- versions of common dependencies -->
-        <slf4j.version>1.7.28</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
         <truevfs.version>0.12.2</truevfs.version>
     </properties>