diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index c95eb8739b..5fb96dced1 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.7</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>      
     <!-- CLI -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f53359f386..91f918b1b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@
         <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+        <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0.7</version>
+      </dependency>
       <!--bootstrap-end-comment-->
       <!--  Plexus -->
       <dependency>