diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 39b0251be94c..44e0d667b0ae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-                <version>1.8.0-beta2</version>
+                <version>2.0.0-alpha6</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>