diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11f6dd0e63..a440e6b00a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-                <version>1.8.0-beta2</version>
+                <version>1.8.0-beta4</version>
                 <scope>provided</scope>
                 <optional>true</optional>
             </dependency>