diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4acb3f4cfd..c20a4e5f86 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <aws-cdk.version>1.204.0</aws-cdk.version>
         <jsii.version>1.94.0</jsii.version>
         <!--- to meet engine version 2.0.7-->
-        <slf4j-log4j.version>2.0.7</slf4j-log4j.version>
+        <slf4j-log4j.version>2.0.12</slf4j-log4j.version>
         <mockito.version>4.11.0</mockito.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <jqwik.version>1.8.2</jqwik.version>