diff --git a/spring-mvc-test-utils/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-test-utils/pom.xml
index 9b9f202..bf864b3 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-test-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-test-utils/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <commons-lang3.version>3.13.0</commons-lang3.version>
         <logback-classic.version>1.5.7</logback-classic.version>
         <hibernate-validator.version>6.1.5.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
-        <slf4j-api.version>1.7.36</slf4j-api.version>
+        <slf4j-api.version>2.0.16</slf4j-api.version>
 
         <lombok.version>1.18.30</lombok.version>