diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b61486bc..6abc730d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- 3rd party deps specifically for this module -->
-      <dependency>
-         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-         <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-         <version>1.8.0-beta4</version>
-      </dependency>
 
       <!-- Common deps for all qqq modules -->
       <dependency>
@@ -85,17 +80,17 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
          <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-         <version>2.17.1</version>
+         <version>2.17.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
          <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-         <version>2.17.1</version>
+         <version>2.17.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
          <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-         <version>5.8.1</version>
+         <version>5.8.2</version>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
    </dependencies>