diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 277553f7fb..8b2e00eae3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.6</version> <!-- WARNING: if changed, see `docs/dependency_conflicts.md` -->
+        <version>2.0.20</version> <!-- WARNING: if changed, see `docs/dependency_conflicts.md` -->
       </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>