diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d63b038a43..68a4dfdee7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@
     <dep.junit-jupiter.version>5.8.2</dep.junit-jupiter.version>
     <!-- junit-vintage, hamcrest and jersey disagree, but this works for everyone -->
     <dep.junit.version>4.13.2</dep.junit.version>
-    <dep.logback.version>1.2.11</dep.logback.version>
+    <dep.logback.version>1.3.8</dep.logback.version>
     <!-- seems to have an impact with java 11 integration, update with caution -->
     <dep.maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.1.0</dep.maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     <dep.mockito.version>5.4.0</dep.mockito.version>
     <dep.picocli.version>4.7.4</dep.picocli.version>
-    <dep.slf4j.version>1.7.36</dep.slf4j.version>
+    <dep.slf4j.version>2.0.7</dep.slf4j.version>
     <dep.spullara.mustache.compiler.version>0.9.10</dep.spullara.mustache.compiler.version>
     <dep.spymemcached.version>2.12.3</dep.spymemcached.version>
     <dep.versions.maven.plugin.version>2.14.2</dep.versions.maven.plugin.version>