diff --git a/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml b/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml
index d8fbfe0..2542137 100644
--- a/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		<!-- Test Dependencies -->
 		<assertj.version>3.18.1</assertj.version>
 		<junit.jupiter.version>5.8.2</junit.jupiter.version>
-		<log4j.version>2.17.1</log4j.version>
+		<slf4j.version>1.7.36</log4j.version>
 		<mockito.version>3.11.0</mockito.version>
     </properties>
 
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-			<version>${log4j.version}</version>
+			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>slf4j-nop</artifactId>
+			<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
     </dependencies>