diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1cd3990..b1a2e28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -605,6 +605,12 @@
 			<artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
 			<version>1.2.3</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+					<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>