diff --git a/dhis-2/pom.xml b/dhis-2/pom.xml
index 30b28bc188bd..e95e218453dc 100644
--- a/dhis-2/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/pom.xml
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 
     <!-- Logging -->
     <log4j.version>2.21.1</log4j.version>
-    <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
+    <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
 
     <!-- Test -->
     <junit.version>5.9.3</junit.version>