diff --git a/maven/poi.pom b/maven/poi.pom
index 6db0aa4ea3..9a04591238 100644
--- a/maven/poi.pom
+++ b/maven/poi.pom
@@ -64,12 +64,14 @@
       <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
       <version>1.1</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
+      <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
       <version>1.2.13</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
+      <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
index c2e4bee925..3e7f469df8 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
     <changes>
         <release version="3.7-beta4" date="2010-??-??">
+           <action dev="poi-developers" type="fix">50067 - marked commons-logging and log4j as optional dependencies in POI poms</action>
+           <action dev="poi-developers" type="add">49928 - allow overridden built-in formats in XSSFCellStyle</action>
            <action dev="poi-developers" type="fix">49919 - support for BorderCode in HWPF</action>
            <action dev="poi-developers" type="fix">49908 - support for processing of symbols in HWPF</action>
            <action dev="poi-developers" type="fix">50022 - support for retrieving pictures from HSSF workbooks</action>