diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 01172152bd..3c8b2f13a3 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   lazy val java8CompatVersion = settingKey[String]("The version of scala-java8-compat to use.")
 
   val junitVersion = "4.12"
-  val slf4jVersion = "1.7.28"
+  val slf4jVersion = "1.7.29"
   // check agrona version when updating this
   val aeronVersion = "1.22.1"
   // needs to be inline with the aeron version