diff --git a/java-ee-bom/java-ee-orthogonal/pom.xml b/java-ee-bom/java-ee-orthogonal/pom.xml
index 69a660bd..2fc1048c 100644
--- a/java-ee-bom/java-ee-orthogonal/pom.xml
+++ b/java-ee-bom/java-ee-orthogonal/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <name>java-ee-orthogonal</name>
     <description>Libraries that are used in the javee-context but are agnostic to the actual version</description>
     <properties>
-        <version.slf4j>2.0.7</version.slf4j>
+        <version.slf4j>2.0.9</version.slf4j>
         <version.log4j2>2.20.0</version.log4j2>
         <version.owasp.sanitizer>20220608.1</version.owasp.sanitizer>
         <!-- Override transitive from owasp sanitizer -->