diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e80efba448..b488940636 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         <apache.ant.version>1.10.15</apache.ant.version>
 
         <!-- upgrading slf4j and logback can cause issues ;) https://github.com/dependency-check/DependencyCheck/issues/4846 -->
-        <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.13</logback.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <logback.version>1.3.16</logback.version>
 
         <maven.api.version>3.6.3</maven.api.version>
         <reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>