diff --git a/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml b/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml
index 0a30dbbb..a46d95d7 100644
--- a/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.31</version>
+      <version>2.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>