diff --git a/ort-path-exclude-checker.main.kts b/ort-path-exclude-checker.main.kts
index 402d1b5..ef331ca 100755
--- a/ort-path-exclude-checker.main.kts
+++ b/ort-path-exclude-checker.main.kts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 @file:CompilerOptions("-jvm-target", "25")
 @file:DependsOn("com.github.ajalt.clikt:clikt-jvm:5.1.0")
-@file:DependsOn("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-to-slf4j:2.26.0")
+@file:DependsOn("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-to-slf4j:2.26.1")
 @file:DependsOn("org.ossreviewtoolkit:model:89.3.0")
 @file:DependsOn("org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:7.7.0.202606012155-r")