diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3faf9ee7..f3d6cc71 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@
 	<artifactId>tools.vitruv</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
+	<dependencies>
+		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.slf4j/slf4j-api -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+			<version>2.0.13</version>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+
 	<modules>
 		<module>releng/tools.vitruv.change.workflow</module>
 		<module>bundles</module>