diff --git a/apache-qpid-broker-j/src/main/assembly/dependency-verification/DEPENDENCIES_REFERENCE b/apache-qpid-broker-j/src/main/assembly/dependency-verification/DEPENDENCIES_REFERENCE
index ec73a7b..380021a 100644
--- a/apache-qpid-broker-j/src/main/assembly/dependency-verification/DEPENDENCIES_REFERENCE
+++ b/apache-qpid-broker-j/src/main/assembly/dependency-verification/DEPENDENCIES_REFERENCE
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     License: Eclipse Public License - v 1.0  (http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html)    License: GNU Lesser General Public License  (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html)
   - Logback Core Module (http://logback.qos.ch/logback-core) ch.qos.logback:logback-core:jar:1.2.2
     License: Eclipse Public License - v 1.0  (http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html)    License: GNU Lesser General Public License  (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html)
-  - SLF4J API Module (http://www.slf4j.org) org.slf4j:slf4j-api:jar:1.7.25
+  - SLF4J API Module (http://www.slf4j.org) org.slf4j:slf4j-api:jar:1.7.26
     License: MIT License  (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
 
 From: 'The Apache Software Foundation' (http://www.apache.org/)
diff --git a/perftests/src/main/assembly/dependency-verification/DEPENDENCIES_REFERENCE b/perftests/src/main/assembly/dependency-verification/DEPENDENCIES_REFERENCE
index 620ee25..99afc82 100644
--- a/perftests/src/main/assembly/dependency-verification/DEPENDENCIES_REFERENCE
+++ b/perftests/src/main/assembly/dependency-verification/DEPENDENCIES_REFERENCE
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     License: Eclipse Public License - v 1.0  (http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html)    License: GNU Lesser General Public License  (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html)
   - Logback Core Module (http://logback.qos.ch/logback-core) ch.qos.logback:logback-core:jar:1.2.2
     License: Eclipse Public License - v 1.0  (http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html)    License: GNU Lesser General Public License  (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html)
-  - SLF4J API Module (http://www.slf4j.org) org.slf4j:slf4j-api:jar:1.7.25
+  - SLF4J API Module (http://www.slf4j.org) org.slf4j:slf4j-api:jar:1.7.26
     License: MIT License  (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
 
 From: 'The Apache Software Foundation' (http://www.apache.org/)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 33c1ed1..281af46 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     <guava-version>27.0-jre</guava-version>
     <fasterxml-jackson-version>2.9.9</fasterxml-jackson-version>
     <fasterxml-jackson-databind-version>2.9.9.1</fasterxml-jackson-databind-version>
-    <slf4j-version>1.7.25</slf4j-version>
+    <slf4j-version>1.7.26</slf4j-version>
     <jetty-version>9.4.19.v20190610</jetty-version>
 
     <!-- dependency version numbers -->