diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0d07e8a81c..a8ec1fe552 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ project.ext.dependencyStrings = [
   MOCKITO_CORE: 'org.mockito:mockito-core:4.11.0',
   SISU_PLEXUS: 'org.eclipse.sisu:org.eclipse.sisu.plexus:0.3.5',
   SLF4J_API: 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.7',
-  SLF4J_SIMPLE: 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.7',
+  SLF4J_SIMPLE: 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.9',
   SYSTEM_RULES:  'com.github.stefanbirkner:system-rules:1.19.0',
   JBCRYPT: 'org.mindrot:jbcrypt:0.4',
 ]