diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3281b11..1d39bfd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 			<artifactId>uri-resolver-manager</artifactId>
 			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+					<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 
 
@@ -105,12 +111,6 @@
 			<version>4.11</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-			<version>1.6.4</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>