diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 94f02f9..89f17a4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <assertj-core.version>3.27.6</assertj-core.version>
         <central.publishing.maven.plugin>0.8.0</central.publishing.maven.plugin>
         <gnu.crypto.version>2.0.1</gnu.crypto.version>
-        <slf4j-simple.version>2.0.17</slf4j-simple.version>
+        <slf4j-simple.version>2.0.18</slf4j-simple.version>
         <java.version>17</java.version>
     </properties>