diff --git a/samples/boot/gemfire-with-gfsh-servers/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire-with-gfsh-servers.gradle b/samples/boot/gemfire-with-gfsh-servers/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire-with-gfsh-servers.gradle
index 771be98..fd7b78f 100644
--- a/samples/boot/gemfire-with-gfsh-servers/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire-with-gfsh-servers.gradle
+++ b/samples/boot/gemfire-with-gfsh-servers/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire-with-gfsh-servers.gradle
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ dependencies {
 	compile project(':spring-session-data-geode')
 
 	compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf") {
-		exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging"
+		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
 	}
 
 	compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web") {
-		exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging"
+		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
 	}
 
 	compile "org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode-test"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies {
 	runtime "org.springframework.shell:spring-shell"
 
 	testCompile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test") {
-		exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging"
+		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/boot/gemfire-with-scoped-proxies/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire-with-scoped-proxies.gradle b/samples/boot/gemfire-with-scoped-proxies/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire-with-scoped-proxies.gradle
index 6c15cd4..fd1b1ab 100644
--- a/samples/boot/gemfire-with-scoped-proxies/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire-with-scoped-proxies.gradle
+++ b/samples/boot/gemfire-with-scoped-proxies/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire-with-scoped-proxies.gradle
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ dependencies {
 	compile project(':spring-session-data-geode')
 
 	compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf") {
-		exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging"
+		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
 	}
 
 	compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web") {
-		exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging"
+		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
 	}
 
 	compile "org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode-test"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dependencies {
 	runtime "org.springframework.shell:spring-shell"
 
 	testCompile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test") {
-		exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging"
+		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
 	}
 
 	testCompile seleniumDependencies
diff --git a/samples/boot/gemfire/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire.gradle b/samples/boot/gemfire/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire.gradle
index 9655189..7a8f271 100644
--- a/samples/boot/gemfire/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire.gradle
+++ b/samples/boot/gemfire/spring-session-sample-boot-gemfire.gradle
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ dependencies {
 	compile project(':spring-session-data-geode')
 
 	compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf") {
-		exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging"
+		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
 	}
 
 	compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web") {
-		exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging"
+		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
 	}
 
 	compile "org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode-test"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies {
 	runtime "org.springframework.shell:spring-shell"
 
 	testCompile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test") {
-		exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging"
+		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
 	}
 
 	integrationTestCompile seleniumDependencies