diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index c3f2aa5d..1dfdfa32 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lazy val coreTests = project.in(file("core-tests")).dependsOn(formats, testdomai
 lazy val traversalTests = project.in(file("traversal-tests")).dependsOn(formats)
 
 ThisBuild / libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-simple" % "2.0.7" % Test,
+  "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-simple" % "2.0.13" % Test,
   "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.16" % Test
 )
 
diff --git a/core/build.sbt b/core/build.sbt
index d8d65453..cfdcbb98 100644
--- a/core/build.sbt
+++ b/core/build.sbt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "net.sf.trove4j" % "core" % "3.1.0",
   "org.msgpack" % "msgpack-core" % "0.9.1",
   "com.h2database" % "h2-mvstore" % "1.4.200",
-  "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-api" % "2.0.7"
+  "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-api" % "2.0.13"
 )