diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5de3b1f..79af4b0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>