diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 44e8cb6..2ff210c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ dependencies {
 	// using older dependencies to not force upgrades on repos that might not be able to
 	// handle them. Need to upgrade the services and then upgrade here
 	implementation 'junit:junit:4.9'
-	implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.7'
+	implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.17'
 	implementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.1.2'
 	implementation 'commons-io:commons-io:2.4'
 	implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.9.9"