diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69b2deb27be0..ca9e9bc80d08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         <scala.version>2.12</scala.version>
         <!-- Newer version requires refactoring of testsuite -->
         <scalatest.version>3.0.9</scalatest.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.13</slf4j.version>
         <snappy-java.version>1.1.10.4</snappy-java.version>
         <sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>target/jacoco-merged-reports/jacoco.xml</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
         <!-- Exclude all generated code -->