diff --git a/spotbugs/build.gradle b/spotbugs/build.gradle
index 4c3f61bd2f5..57f2ae7cac5 100644
--- a/spotbugs/build.gradle
+++ b/spotbugs/build.gradle
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation 'jaxen:jaxen:1.2.0' // only transitive through dom4j:dom4j:1.6.1, which has an *optional* dependency on jaxen:jaxen.
   api 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.11'
   api 'org.apache.commons:commons-text:1.9'
-  api 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.8.0-beta4'
+  api 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.4'
   implementation 'net.sf.saxon:Saxon-HE:10.2'
   logBinding ('org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j18-impl:2.13.3') {
     exclude group: 'org.slf4j'