diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index 849452a7d01..d88f5de675a 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -20,4 +20,9 @@ updates.ignore = [
   { groupId = "com.lightbend.sbt", artifactId = "sbt-java-formatter" }
 ]
 
+updates.pin = [
+  # Pin logback to v1.3.x because v1.4.x needs JDK11
+  { groupId = "ch.qos.logback", version="1.3." }
+]
+
 updatePullRequests = "always"
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 1040248b0c2..b962a258dc7 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val agronaVersion = "1.19.2"
   val nettyVersion = "4.1.101.Final"
   val protobufJavaVersion = "3.20.3"
-  val logbackVersion = "1.3.11"
+  val logbackVersion = "1.3.13"
 
   val jacksonCoreVersion = "2.14.3"
   val jacksonDatabindVersion = jacksonCoreVersion