diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 247a2311..f5fa89cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
             <artifactId>zookeeper</artifactId>
             <version>3.5.5</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>