diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 4f34dea..86e0023 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
 
             library('assertj', 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.0')
 
-            library('slf4j-log4j12', 'org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:2.0.13')
+            library('slf4j-log4j12', 'org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:2.0.16')
 
             library('gcs', 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:2.42.0')
         }