diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3023f0d96..d16e58a28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@
                 <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
                 <version>${log4j.version}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
+                <version>${log4j.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-logging/pom.xml b/powertools-logging/pom.xml
index 70c51a48e..5d2ef6d62 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-logging/pom.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>