diff --git a/testng-core-api/testng-core-api-build.gradle.kts b/testng-core-api/testng-core-api-build.gradle.kts
index 51b6c9380..0cf59a8b7 100644
--- a/testng-core-api/testng-core-api-build.gradle.kts
+++ b/testng-core-api/testng-core-api-build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ dependencies {
     "guiceApi"("com.google.inject:guice")
 
     implementation(projects.testngReflectionUtils)
-    api("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.36")
-    testImplementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.36")
+    api("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.16")
+    testImplementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.16")
 }