diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2272154..c128a43 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 		<project.jdk.version>17</project.jdk.version>
 
 		<!-- runtime dependencies -->
-		<api.version>1.4.0</api.version>
-		<slf4j.version>2.0.13</slf4j.version>
+		<api.version>1.5.0</api.version>
+		<slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
 
 		<!-- test dependencies -->
 		<junit.jupiter.version>5.11.4</junit.jupiter.version>