diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd799f7..1db681c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <!-- Core Dependencies (2026 Latest Production Releases & Zero-CVE Baselines) -->
         <spring-boot.version>4.1.0</spring-boot.version>
         <kafka-clients.version>4.3.1</kafka-clients.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.20</slf4j.version>
         <jackson.version>2.22.1</jackson.version>
         <jakarta-persistence.version>3.2.0</jakarta-persistence.version>
         <jakarta-annotation.version>3.0.0</jakarta-annotation.version>