diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 3a8667ff..2e6347bb 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ lazy val core =
     .settings(
       moduleName := "scalacache-core",
       libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-        "org.slf4j"      % "slf4j-api"   % "1.7.36",
+        "org.slf4j"      % "slf4j-api"   % "2.0.16",
         "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect" % CatsEffectVersion,
         scalatest,
         scalacheck