diff --git a/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 0a3c1294..8475c3b4 100644
--- a/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.1</version>
+      <version>1.7.36</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>