diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a934e1c..66dde5e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -241,6 +241,18 @@
     </extensions>
   </build>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>slf4j-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0.9</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
@@ -274,7 +286,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.9</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -297,6 +308,11 @@
       <version>5.7.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>