diff --git a/.build/parent-pom-template.xml b/.build/parent-pom-template.xml
index 136cf3a9e9..ecbff798b7 100644
--- a/.build/parent-pom-template.xml
+++ b/.build/parent-pom-template.xml
@@ -403,17 +403,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.25</version>
+        <version>1.7.36</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.25</version>
+        <version>1.7.36</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.25</version>
+        <version>1.7.36</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 7c9237d78b..aa43ff1b18 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 5.0-alpha2
+ * Upgrade slf4j-api to 1.7.36 (CASSANDRA-18882)
  * Make the output of ON/OFF commands in cqlsh consistent (CASSANDRA-18547)
  * Do not create sstable files before registering in txn (CASSANDRA-18737)
  * Do not log stacktrace on mismatched cache and schema version and checksum error in AutoSavingCache (CASSANDRA-18862)