diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c624dfa..148bae5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 ## [v3.1.0-SNAPSHOT]
 
 - Upgraded gcube-smartgears-bom to 2.2.0-SNAPSHOT
+- added slf4j-api as provided [#23518]
 
 
 ## [v3.0.0]
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ddd4fa..86b54ca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ In such a way any plugin developer does not have to deal with dependencies confl
 				<artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+				<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 </project>