diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index e14e5c6438..7b5c47c4f8 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ for (glue in NEEDS_GLUE) {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	compileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.36'
+	compileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.0'
 	// zero runtime reqs is a hard requirements for spotless-lib
 	// if you need a dep, put it in lib-extra
 	testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:$VER_JUNIT"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 	// used for pom sorting
 	sortPomCompileOnly 'com.github.ekryd.sortpom:sortpom-sorter:3.0.0'
-	sortPomCompileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.35'
+	sortPomCompileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.0'
 
 	palantirJavaFormatCompileOnly 'com.palantir.javaformat:palantir-java-format:1.1.0'