diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 04e8672..66587d4 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dokka = "1.9.20"
 # utilities
 slf4md = "1.0.1"
 sql4md = "1.1.0"
-slf4j = "2.0.16"
+slf4j = "2.0.17"
 hoplite = "2.9.0"
 okhttp = "4.12.0"
 guava = "33.4.0-jre"