diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index abae68c1..ccabeaea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <!-- value comes from property git.commit.author.time -->
         <project.build.outputTimestamp>${git.commit.author.time}</project.build.outputTimestamp>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.7</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
         <picocli.version>4.7.5</picocli.version>
         <sisu.version>0.9.0.M1</sisu.version>
         <maven.version>3.9.1</maven.version>
diff --git a/pomchecker-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties b/pomchecker-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
index 673084f1..8c137bfe 100644
--- a/pomchecker-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
+++ b/pomchecker-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ mavenResolverVersion      = 1.9.10
 plexus2Version            = 1.26
 plexusVersion             = 3.5.1
 sisuVersion               = 0.9.0.M1
-slf4jVersion              = 2.0.7
+slf4jVersion              = 2.0.9
 
 org.gradle.daemon         = true
 org.gradle.caching        = true