diff --git a/template.mf b/template.mf
index 25fdcdf93..ae049ade5 100644
--- a/template.mf
+++ b/template.mf
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Import-Template:
  org.springframework.web.*;version="${spring:[=.=.=,+1.1.0)}";resolution:=optional,
  org.aopalliance.*;version="[1.0.0, 2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
  org.joda.time.*;version="${jodatime:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
- org.slf4j.*;version="[1.6.0,2.0.0)",
+ org.slf4j.*;version="${slf4j:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}",
  org.threeten.bp.*;version="${threetenbp:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
  javax.servlet.*;version="[2.5.0, 4.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
  org.w3c.dom.*;version="0"