diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0720ffc..33a3192 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xpp3</groupId>