diff --git a/producer/java/pom.xml b/producer/java/pom.xml
index 12857fc..81756ef 100644
--- a/producer/java/pom.xml
+++ b/producer/java/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.25</version>
+            <version>1.7.36</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>