diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 26045310f2..a3819fa74b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <aws-cdk.version>1.204.0</aws-cdk.version>
         <jsii.version>1.102.0</jsii.version>
         <!--- to meet engine version 2.0.7-->
-        <slf4j-log4j.version>2.0.13</slf4j-log4j.version>
+        <slf4j-log4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j-log4j.version>
         <mockito.version>4.11.0</mockito.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <jqwik.version>1.9.0</jqwik.version>