diff --git a/dhis-2/pom.xml b/dhis-2/pom.xml
index 03dee297fe81..124c103dec35 100644
--- a/dhis-2/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/pom.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 
     <!-- Logging -->
     <log4j.version>2.20.0</log4j.version>
-    <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
+    <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
 
     <!-- Test -->
     <junit.version>5.9.2</junit.version>