diff --git a/btrace-runtime/build.gradle b/btrace-runtime/build.gradle
index e0a2c3ed3..089518e67 100644
--- a/btrace-runtime/build.gradle
+++ b/btrace-runtime/build.gradle
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies {
     }
 
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.slf4j/slf4j-api
-    implementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '1.7.36'
+    implementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '2.0.18'
 
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.jctools/jctools-core
     implementation(group: 'org.jctools', name: 'jctools-core', version: '4.0.6')
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 22838361f..9fcc872eb 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
             version('asm', '9.9.1')
             version('jmh', '1.37')
             version('jmhGradlePlugin', '0.7.3')
-            version('slf4j', '1.7.36')
+            version('slf4j', '2.0.18')
             version('junit', '5.11.4')
             version('testcontainers', '2.0.4')