diff --git a/project/src/main/scala/modules/root.scala b/project/src/main/scala/modules/root.scala
index 72afa93c36..29e2f70902 100644
--- a/project/src/main/scala/modules/root.scala
+++ b/project/src/main/scala/modules/root.scala
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ object root {
   val project = Project("root", file("."))
     .settings(commonSettings)
     .settings(publish / skip := true)
-    .settings(libraryDependencies += "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-simple" % "2.0.12")
+    .settings(libraryDependencies += "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-simple" % "2.0.16")
 }