diff --git a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
index 0fb0209e2..7b3898be6 100644
--- a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
+++ b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.26</version>
+            <version>1.7.36</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>