diff --git a/backend/core/pom.xml b/backend/core/pom.xml
index 2c81f5e90..754a12321 100644
--- a/backend/core/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/core/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
             <version>1.9.0</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>
@@ -94,6 +100,12 @@
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>
             <artifactId>keycloak-api</artifactId>
             <version>2.5.0</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>