diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-authz/pom.xml b/blueprint/blueprint-authz/pom.xml
index ec500c6625..2f82b3cc50 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-authz/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-authz/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <javax.annotation-api.version>1.3.2</javax.annotation-api.version>
         <osgi.cmpn.version>4.3.1</osgi.cmpn.version>
         <osgi.core.version>4.3.1</osgi.core.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <scm>
diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-bundle/pom.xml b/blueprint/blueprint-bundle/pom.xml
index f647deea74..4662e4eb54 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         <org.apache.aries.quiesce.api.version>1.0.0</org.apache.aries.quiesce.api.version>
         <org.apache.aries.versioning.plugin.version>0.3.1</org.apache.aries.versioning.plugin.version>
         <osgi.cmpn.version>4.3.1</osgi.cmpn.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-cm/pom.xml b/blueprint/blueprint-cm/pom.xml
index 59f3a40760..c357f723b1 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-cm/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-cm/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <maven-release-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
         <osgi.cmpn.version>5.0.0</osgi.cmpn.version>
         <osgi.core.version>4.3.1</osgi.core.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-core/pom.xml b/blueprint/blueprint-core/pom.xml
index dac441c94a..c91fd908d9 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-core/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-core/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         <proxy.impl.version>1.1.9</proxy.impl.version>
         <quiesce.api.version>1.0.0</quiesce.api.version>
         <util.version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</util.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-jexl-evaluator/pom.xml b/blueprint/blueprint-jexl-evaluator/pom.xml
index 112c75bdf5..203bfa0cf0 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-jexl-evaluator/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-jexl-evaluator/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
         <blueprint.core.version>1.10.4-SNAPSHOT</blueprint.core.version>
         <commons-jexl.version>2.1.1</commons-jexl.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-noosgi/pom.xml b/blueprint/blueprint-noosgi/pom.xml
index 22e524c8e4..350c9d15b6 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-noosgi/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-noosgi/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <blueprint.parser.version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</blueprint.parser.version>
         <org.apache.felix.utils.version>1.11.8</org.apache.felix.utils.version>
         <proxy.impl.version>1.0.3</proxy.impl.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-spring-extender/pom.xml b/blueprint/blueprint-spring-extender/pom.xml
index 2bbc264b4d..8bc05a4cc9 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-spring-extender/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-spring-extender/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <org.apache.felix.utils.version>1.11.8</org.apache.felix.utils.version>
         <osgi.cmpn.version>5.0.0</osgi.cmpn.version>
         <osgi.core.version>6.0.0</osgi.core.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
         <spring.version>5.3.39</spring.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-spring/pom.xml b/blueprint/blueprint-spring/pom.xml
index 3934e7b517..420336531e 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-spring/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <org.apache.felix.utils.version>1.11.8</org.apache.felix.utils.version>
         <osgi.cmpn.version>4.3.1</osgi.cmpn.version>
         <osgi.core.version>4.3.1</osgi.core.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
         <spring.version>5.3.39</spring.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/blueprint/blueprint-web/pom.xml b/blueprint/blueprint-web/pom.xml
index 89246c749e..c5c5c7e28f 100644
--- a/blueprint/blueprint-web/pom.xml
+++ b/blueprint/blueprint-web/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <blueprint.noosgi.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</blueprint.noosgi.version>
         <blueprint.parser.version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</blueprint.parser.version>
         <geronimo-servlet_2.5_spec.version>1.2</geronimo-servlet_2.5_spec.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 79c5c8df2d..7b45ffd16d 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
         <pax-logging.version>2.2.12</pax-logging.version>
         <osgi.cmpn.version>4.3.1</osgi.cmpn.version>
         <osgi.core.version>4.3.1</osgi.core.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
 
         <!--Plugin versions-->
         <animal-sniffer-enforcer-rule.version>1.27</animal-sniffer-enforcer-rule.version>
diff --git a/spi-fly/pom.xml b/spi-fly/pom.xml
index ec1bd1acc8..4a1b482854 100644
--- a/spi-fly/pom.xml
+++ b/spi-fly/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <org.apache.aries.versioning.plugin.version>0.3.1</org.apache.aries.versioning.plugin.version>
         <osgi.core.version>8.0.0</osgi.core.version>
         <osgi.test.version>1.3.0</osgi.test.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>