diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 1779878..2151827 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ lazy val core = project.in(file("core"))
     executableScriptName := "srp",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "org.scala-lang" %% "scala3-compiler" % scalaVersion.value,
-      "org.slf4j"       % "slf4j-simple" % "2.0.13" % Optional,
+      "org.slf4j"       % "slf4j-simple" % "2.0.16" % Optional,
     ),
     assemblyJarName := "srp.jar", // TODO remove the '.jar' suffix - when doing so, it doesn't work any longer
   )