diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4feb32db6a..f5e9d5c515 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ project.ext.dependencyStrings = [
   MOCKITO_CORE: 'org.mockito:mockito-core:4.7.0',
   SISU_PLEXUS: 'org.eclipse.sisu:org.eclipse.sisu.plexus:0.3.5',
   SLF4J_API: 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.30',
-  SLF4J_SIMPLE: 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.36',
+  SLF4J_SIMPLE: 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.0',
   SYSTEM_RULES:  'com.github.stefanbirkner:system-rules:1.19.0',
   JBCRYPT: 'org.mindrot:jbcrypt:0.4',
 ]