diff --git a/jpa/pom.xml b/jpa/pom.xml
index 68124fa9a..8654f897f 100644
--- a/jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/jpa/pom.xml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.13</version>
+                <version>2.0.16</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>