diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4faed5f..66fdfa6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 				logger implementation on projects using the plugin, so ensure this is test-scoped. -->
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.17</version>
+      <version>2.0.18</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>