diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index dffd5285..671e75cd 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ lazy val examples = project
     scalacOptions        -= "-Xfatal-warnings",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "org.typelevel"     %% "log4cats-slf4j" % "2.5.0",
-      "org.slf4j"         %  "slf4j-simple"   % "2.0.0",
+      "org.slf4j"         %  "slf4j-simple"   % "2.0.3",
       "eu.timepit"        %% "refined"        % "0.9.29",
       "is.cir"            %% "ciris"          % "2.3.3"
     )
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ lazy val docs = project
       "org.http4s"    %% "http4s-dsl"     % "0.23.15",
       "org.http4s"    %% "http4s-client"  % "0.23.15",
       "org.typelevel" %% "log4cats-slf4j" % "2.4.0",
-      "org.slf4j"     %  "slf4j-simple"   % "2.0.0",
+      "org.slf4j"     %  "slf4j-simple"   % "2.0.3",
     ),
     excludeDependencies += "org.scala-lang.modules" % "scala-collection-compat_3", // pray this does more good than harm
   )