diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9a4bcc225..0c59f7db46 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
         <!-- dependency versions -->
 
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.3</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
         <log4j.version>2.18.0</log4j.version>
         <spring.version>5.3.24</spring.version>
         <spring-security.version>5.7.3</spring-security.version>