diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c4cf7ef..e0b293e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@
         <titanium-json-ld.version>1.3.1</titanium-json-ld.version>
         <jakarta.json-api.version>1.1.4</jakarta.json-api.version>
         <jakarta.json.version>1.1.6</jakarta.json.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.6</slf4j.version>
-        <log4j-slf4j-impl.version>2.17.1</log4j-slf4j-impl.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
 
         <!-- XML <-> JSON conversion dependency versions -->
         <jakarta.xml.bind.version>4.0.0</jakarta.xml.bind.version>
@@ -306,17 +305,6 @@
                 <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
                 <version>${json-schema-validator.version}</version>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
-                <version>${log4j-slf4j-impl.version}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-                <version>2.17.2</version>
-            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>jakarta.json</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jakarta.json-api</artifactId>