diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index a60a47857b..00eccc6089 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -96,19 +96,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
       <artifactId>apacheds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>1.0-RC3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>nlog4j</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-rc5</version>
+      <version>1.0.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>