diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index da95e49..ce4b357 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.17</version>
+            <version>2.0.18</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Dependency used for SQLite database connections-->