diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1cf0bbc..a9e2db3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <!-- use this one for version before 2.0 -->
 <!--        <morphia.artifactId>core</morphia.artifactId>-->
         <morphia.artifactId>morphia-core</morphia.artifactId>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.7</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <repositories>