diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-security/pom.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-security/pom.xml
index e61b0b47b..13cc1d8b5 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-security/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-security/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
       <artifactId>plexus-spring</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.redback</groupId>
       <artifactId>redback-system</artifactId>