diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58237b2cc..08ded0ef3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <properties>
         <java-version>1.6</java-version>
         <org.springframework-version>3.2.3.RELEASE</org.springframework-version>
-        <org.slf4j-version>1.5.10</org.slf4j-version>
+        <org.slf4j-version>1.7.2</org.slf4j-version>
         <spring.security.version>3.1.4.RELEASE</spring.security.version>
     </properties>
     <description>A reference implementation of OpenID Connect (http://openid.net/connect/) and OAuth 2.0 built on top of Java, Spring, and Spring Security. The project contains a fully functioning server, client, and utility library.</description>