diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f4cf1172..87bd43c8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jib {
 
 project.ext {
   mongoDbDriverVersion = "5.3.1"
-  slf4jVersion = "2.0.16"
+  slf4jVersion = "2.0.17"
   operatorFrameworkVersion = "5.0.1"
   kubernetesServerMockVersion = "7.1.0" // align with transitive dependency of operator framework
   mockitoVersion = "5.2.0"