diff --git a/spring-data-commons-aspects/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-aspects/pom.xml
index 54152dc05..eeaf7681c 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-aspects/pom.xml
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@
 			<url>http://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/groups/public-jboss</url>
 		</repository>
 	</repositories>
+	<pluginRepositories>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>spring-maven-milestone</id>
+			<name>Springframework Maven Milestone Repository</name>
+			<url>http://maven.springframework.org/milestone</url>
+        </pluginRepository>
+	</pluginRepositories>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
index 5e825ae0c..aff94706e 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
@@ -30,35 +30,17 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
+			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
-					<artifactId>mail</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>javax.jms</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jms</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jmxtools</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jmxri</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
+			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/transaction/ChangeSetBackedTransactionSynchronization.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/transaction/ChangeSetBackedTransactionSynchronization.java
index e2e53ec2b..1a21f9f71 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/transaction/ChangeSetBackedTransactionSynchronization.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/transaction/ChangeSetBackedTransactionSynchronization.java
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 package org.springframework.data.transaction;
 
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.support.ChangeSetBacked;
 import org.springframework.data.support.ChangeSetPersister;
 import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronization;
 
 public class ChangeSetBackedTransactionSynchronization implements TransactionSynchronization {
 
-	protected final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
+	protected final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
 	private ChangeSetPersister<Object> changeSetPersister;
 
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/support/AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/support/AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator.java
index 795d7c059..ff8f060cd 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/support/AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/support/AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package org.springframework.persistence.support;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractConstructorEntityInstantiator<BACKING_INTERFACE, STATE> implements EntityInstantiator<BACKING_INTERFACE, STATE> {
 	
-	private final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
+	private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 	
 	final public <T extends BACKING_INTERFACE> T createEntityFromState(STATE n, Class<T> c) {
 		try {
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
index af749539a..d36be31c8 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<!-- versions for commonly-used dependencies -->
 		<junit.version>4.8.1</junit.version>
-		<log4j.version>1.2.15</log4j.version>
+		<log4j.version>1.2.16</log4j.version>
 		<org.mockito.version>1.8.4</org.mockito.version>
 		<org.slf4j.version>1.5.10</org.slf4j.version>
 		<org.springframework.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>