diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3259155e3..00922829bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@
       <version>${io.vertx.version}</version>
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>import</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </dependencyManagement>
@@ -232,10 +242,17 @@
     <artifactId>jasypt-hibernate5</artifactId>
     <version>${org.jasypt-hibernate5.version}</version>
   </dependency>
+  <dependency>
+    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+    <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+    <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
+    <scope>compile</scope>
+  </dependency>
   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
     <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
+    <scope>runtime</scope>
   </dependency>
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>