diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7387981..961e18d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
 			<version>1.7.5</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.reflections</groupId>