diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d428125..83c35af 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -143,9 +143,10 @@
 	  	<version>2.2.14</version>
 	  </dependency>
 	  <dependency>
-	    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-	    <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-	    <version>2.0.7</version>
+	  	<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+	  	<artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+	  	<version>2.0.7</version>
+	  	<optional>true</optional>
 	  </dependency>
 	</dependencies>
     <build>
@@ -277,6 +278,11 @@
 			                    <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
 			                    <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
 			                </excludes>
+							<artifact>org.slf4j:slf4j-simple</artifact>
+							<includes>
+								<include>org/slf4j/**</include>
+								<include>META-INF/services/**</include>
+							</includes>
 			            </filter>
 			        </filters>
 			    </configuration>