diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f7445842..0a842e41 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
         <!-- Runtime dependencies (aligned with Spring Boot 3.5.12) -->
         <jackson.version>2.22.3</jackson.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.19</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.20</slf4j.version>
         <logback.version>1.6.3</logback.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.25.3</log4j2.version>
         <servlet.api.version>6.0.0</servlet.api.version>