diff --git a/examples/kotlin/pom.xml b/examples/kotlin/pom.xml
index f80dac54732a..89b22ae1d652 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <kotlin.version>2.1.0</kotlin.version>
 
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.5.17</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.5.18</logback.version>
 
         <junit5.version>5.12.0</junit5.version>
         <wdm.version>5.2.3</wdm.version>