diff --git a/jetty-util/pom.xml b/jetty-util/pom.xml
index 8850d89c2be..5a39ec985e5 100644
--- a/jetty-util/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-util/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             </goals>
             <configuration>
               <instructions>
-                <Import-Package>javax.servlet.*;version="[2.6.0,3.2)",org.slf4j;version="[1.5,2.0)";resolution:=optional,org.slf4j.impl;version="[1.5,2.0)";resolution:=optional,*</Import-Package>
+                <Import-Package>javax.servlet.*;version="[2.6.0,3.2)",org.slf4j;version="[1.6,2.0)";resolution:=optional,org.slf4j.impl;version="[1.6,2.0)";resolution:=optional,*</Import-Package>
               </instructions>
             </configuration>
            </execution>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d8d0ecf3d1..a3323456a5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <jetty.url>http://www.eclipse.org/jetty</jetty.url>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <build-support-version>1.1</build-support-version>
-    <slf4j-version>1.6.1</slf4j-version>
+    <slf4j-version>1.6.6</slf4j-version>
     <jetty-test-policy-version>1.2</jetty-test-policy-version>
     <npn.api.version>1.1.0.v20120525</npn.api.version>
     <alpn.api.version>1.0.0</alpn.api.version>