diff --git a/public/gatk-root/pom.xml b/public/gatk-root/pom.xml
index 6cd38dbaa..e91ff3e31 100644
--- a/public/gatk-root/pom.xml
+++ b/public/gatk-root/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.1</version>
+                <version>1.7.5</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>gov.nist.math</groupId>