diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26b17221fe304..d910eca34a3cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Bump `1password/load-secrets-action` from 2 to 3 ([#19100](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19100))
 - Bump `com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt` from 10.3 to 10.4.2 ([#19099](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19099), [#19101](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19101))
 - Bump netty from 4.1.121.Final to 4.1.124.Final ([#19103](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19103))
-- Bump google cloud storage from 1.113.1 to 2.55.0 ([#4547](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/4547))
+- Bump Google Cloud Storage SDK from 1.113.1 to 2.55.0 ([#18922](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/18922))
 - Bump `com.google.auth:google-auth-library-oauth2-http` from 1.37.1 to 1.38.0 ([#19144](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19144))
 - Bump `com.squareup.okio:okio` from 3.15.0 to 3.16.0 ([#19146](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19146))
+- Bump Slf4j from 1.7.36 to 2.0.17 ([#19136](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/19136))
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/client/rest/build.gradle b/client/rest/build.gradle
index 22fb38ded3bde..ed5eedb65e140 100644
--- a/client/rest/build.gradle
+++ b/client/rest/build.gradle
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ testingConventions {
 thirdPartyAudit {
   ignoreMissingClasses(
       'org.conscrypt.Conscrypt',
-      'org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder',
-      'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMDCBinder',
-      'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMarkerBinder',
       //commons-logging optional dependencies
       'org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger',
       'org.apache.log.Hierarchy',
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/client/rest/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/rest/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 3cd058d83ba4b..40441dba894bb 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ snakeyaml         = "2.1"
 icu4j             = "77.1"
 supercsv          = "2.4.0"
 log4j             = "2.21.0"
-slf4j             = "1.7.36"
+slf4j             = "2.0.17"
 asm               = "9.7"
 jettison          = "1.5.4"
 woodstox          = "6.4.0"
diff --git a/plugins/arrow-flight-rpc/build.gradle b/plugins/arrow-flight-rpc/build.gradle
index eb14e4ecea577..034a0043a4a61 100644
--- a/plugins/arrow-flight-rpc/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/arrow-flight-rpc/build.gradle
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ tasks.named('thirdPartyAudit').configure {
     'org.apache.commons.logging.Log',
     'org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory',
 
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMDCBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMarkerBinder',
-
     // from Log4j (deliberate, Netty will fallback to Log4j 2)
     'org.apache.log4j.Level',
     'org.apache.log4j.Logger',
diff --git a/plugins/arrow-flight-rpc/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/arrow-flight-rpc/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/arrow-flight-rpc/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/arrow-flight-rpc/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/arrow-flight-rpc/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/arrow-flight-rpc/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/cache-ehcache/build.gradle b/plugins/cache-ehcache/build.gradle
index 6390b045db8ea..64cf3a963db74 100644
--- a/plugins/cache-ehcache/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/cache-ehcache/build.gradle
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ thirdPartyAudit {
     'org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator',
     'org.osgi.framework.BundleContext',
     'org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMDCBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMarkerBinder'
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/cache-ehcache/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/cache-ehcache/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/cache-ehcache/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/cache-ehcache/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/cache-ehcache/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/cache-ehcache/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/build.gradle b/plugins/discovery-ec2/build.gradle
index 7a7eb8da24fb6..8aeae37742c19 100644
--- a/plugins/discovery-ec2/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/discovery-ec2/build.gradle
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ tasks.named("thirdPartyAudit").configure {
     'org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger',
     'org.apache.log.Hierarchy',
     'org.apache.log.Logger',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMDCBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMarkerBinder',
     'software.amazon.eventstream.HeaderValue',
     'software.amazon.eventstream.Message',
     'software.amazon.eventstream.MessageDecoder',
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/identity-shiro/build.gradle b/plugins/identity-shiro/build.gradle
index f72155e1d28b2..223a69f9eb353 100644
--- a/plugins/identity-shiro/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/identity-shiro/build.gradle
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ thirdPartyAudit.ignoreMissingClasses(
   'org.apache.log4j.Logger',
   'org.apache.log4j.Priority',
   'org.cryptacular.bean.HashBean',
-  'org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder',
-  'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMDCBinder',
-  'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMarkerBinder',
   'org.springframework.context.MessageSource',
   'org.springframework.context.support.MessageSourceAccessor'
 )
diff --git a/plugins/identity-shiro/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/identity-shiro/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/identity-shiro/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/identity-shiro/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/identity-shiro/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/identity-shiro/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingestion-kafka/build.gradle b/plugins/ingestion-kafka/build.gradle
index 6a9809674b39a..9ba91190944dc 100644
--- a/plugins/ingestion-kafka/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/ingestion-kafka/build.gradle
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ thirdPartyAudit {
     'net.jpountz.util.SafeUtils',
     'net.jpountz.xxhash.XXHash32',
     'net.jpountz.xxhash.XXHashFactory',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMDCBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMarkerBinder',
     'com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture',
     'io.grpc.BindableService',
     'io.grpc.CallOptions',
diff --git a/plugins/ingestion-kafka/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingestion-kafka/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/ingestion-kafka/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingestion-kafka/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingestion-kafka/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ingestion-kafka/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingestion-kinesis/build.gradle b/plugins/ingestion-kinesis/build.gradle
index a8100018c7f4a..7acc7b8fbff46 100644
--- a/plugins/ingestion-kinesis/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/ingestion-kinesis/build.gradle
@@ -126,10 +126,6 @@ thirdPartyAudit {
     'org.apache.log4j.Logger',
     'org.apache.log4j.Priority',
 
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMDCBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMarkerBinder',
-
     'org.graalvm.nativeimage.hosted.Feature',
     'org.graalvm.nativeimage.hosted.Feature$AfterImageWriteAccess',
 
diff --git a/plugins/ingestion-kinesis/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingestion-kinesis/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/ingestion-kinesis/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingestion-kinesis/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingestion-kinesis/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ingestion-kinesis/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle b/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle
index 78257161a5c82..8925be7f07aae 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ thirdPartyAudit {
     'javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapters',
     'org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator',
     'org.osgi.framework.BundleContext',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMDCBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMarkerBinder',
     'io.micrometer.common.KeyValue',
     'io.micrometer.common.KeyValues',
     'io.micrometer.common.docs.KeyName',
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle b/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle
index 3055296682853..881f56f91ca61 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/repository-gcs/build.gradle
@@ -277,11 +277,6 @@ thirdPartyAudit {
     'org.graalvm.nativeimage.hosted.Feature$DuringAnalysisAccess',
     'org.graalvm.nativeimage.hosted.Feature$FeatureAccess',
     'org.graalvm.nativeimage.hosted.RuntimeReflection',
-    //slf4j dependencies
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMDCBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.impl.StaticMarkerBinder',
-    'org.slf4j.spi.LoggingEventBuilder',
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b9917528382..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/slf4j-api-1.7.36.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6c62681a2f655b49963a5983b8b0950a6120ae14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..435f6c13a28b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/slf4j-api-2.0.17.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d9e58ac9c7779ba3bf8142aff6c830617a7fe60f
\ No newline at end of file