diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f6cefff..fb1336d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ dependencies {
         'io.prometheus:simpleclient_common:0.16.0',
         'io.prometheus:simpleclient_hotspot:0.16.0',
         'io.prometheus:simpleclient_httpserver:0.16.0',
-        'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.17'
+        'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.18'
     )
     demo(
-        'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.17',
-        'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.17'
+        'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.18',
+        'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.18'
     )
     compileOnly(
         'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.1.0',
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher")
     testImplementation(
         // use logger only in test implementation in order to have a minimal set of dependencies in main source
-        'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.17',
+        'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.18',
         'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:6.0.3',
         'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
     )