diff --git a/appserver/tests/payara-samples/pom.xml b/appserver/tests/payara-samples/pom.xml
index 7b14d6c70f3..30fdb33ca32 100644
--- a/appserver/tests/payara-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/appserver/tests/payara-samples/pom.xml
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.30</version>
+            <version>2.0.13</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- needed for maven-war-plugin to work properly -->