diff --git a/bvm/ballerina-rt/build.gradle b/bvm/ballerina-rt/build.gradle
index 4f56541d2e77..af259163f8b3 100644
--- a/bvm/ballerina-rt/build.gradle
+++ b/bvm/ballerina-rt/build.gradle
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ dependencies {
     dist 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:2.24.0'
     dist 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.24.0'
     dist 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.24.0'
-    dist 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.22'
+    dist 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.16'
     dist 'com.moandjiezana.toml:toml4j:0.7.2'
     dist 'org.wso2.orbit.org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.5.1.wso2v1'
     dist 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.8.1'