diff --git a/jhdf/build.gradle b/jhdf/build.gradle
index ac36b634..84470538 100644
--- a/jhdf/build.gradle
+++ b/jhdf/build.gradle
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     // This dependency is exported to consumers, that is to say found on their compile classpath.
-    implementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '1.7.36'
+    implementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '2.0.9'
     implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.13.0'
     // lzf compression support
     implementation group: 'com.ning', name: 'compress-lzf', version: '1.1.2'