diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92f133cc8..a7a867339 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <maven.deploy.plugin.version>3.1.2</maven.deploy.plugin.version>
         <log4j.version>2.25.1</log4j.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.7</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
         <jackson.version>2.19.1</jackson.version>
         <aws.sdk.version>2.31.78</aws.sdk.version>
         <aws.xray.recorder.version>2.18.2</aws.xray.recorder.version>
diff --git a/powertools-batch/pom.xml b/powertools-batch/pom.xml
index 09589595f..992f6d0e1 100644
--- a/powertools-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-batch/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.7</version>
+            <version>2.0.17</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>