diff --git a/apache-fop/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/apache-fop/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 62d0ea5037..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/apache-fop/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/apache-fop/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
-    <!-- <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" /> -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apache-velocity/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/apache-velocity/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 70a420a57a..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/apache-velocity/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/apache-velocity/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-    
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<layout class="ch.qos.logback.classic.PatternLayout">
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-			<Pattern>
-				%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n
-			</Pattern>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-		</layout>
-	</appender>
-
-	<logger name="com.baeldung.apache.velocity.service" level="debug"
-		additivity="false">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</logger>
-
-	<root level="error">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aspectj/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/aspectj/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 8b566286b8..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/aspectj/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/aspectj/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<layout class="ch.qos.logback.classic.PatternLayout">
-		      <pattern>%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg %n</pattern>
-	    </layout>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="com.baeldung.hazelcast" level="INFO" additivity="false">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-  	</logger>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
-	<root level="DEBUG">          
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>  
-  
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core-java-9/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/core-java-9/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index eefdc7a337..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/core-java-9/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/core-java-9/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
-    <!-- <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" /> -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
     <root level="INFO">
-        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/>
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/core-java/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 62d0ea5037..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/core-java/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/core-java/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
-    <!-- <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" /> -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/couchbase-sdk/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/couchbase-sdk/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index efcc6fb4c7..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/couchbase-sdk/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/couchbase-sdk/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
     </appender>
 
     <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-    <logger name="com.baeldung" level="DEBUG" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/couchbase-sdk/src/test/resources/logback.xml b/couchbase-sdk/src/test/resources/logback.xml
index efcc6fb4c7..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/couchbase-sdk/src/test/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/couchbase-sdk/src/test/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
     </appender>
 
     <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-    <logger name="com.baeldung" level="DEBUG" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gson/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/gson/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/gson/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/guava/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/guava/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/guava/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/guava/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handling-spring-static-resources/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/handling-spring-static-resources/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/handling-spring-static-resources/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/handling-spring-static-resources/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hazelcast/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/hazelcast/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 8b566286b8..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/hazelcast/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/hazelcast/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<layout class="ch.qos.logback.classic.PatternLayout">
-		      <pattern>%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg %n</pattern>
-	    </layout>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="com.baeldung.hazelcast" level="INFO" additivity="false">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-  	</logger>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
-	<root level="DEBUG">          
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>  
-  
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/httpclient/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index aa1e9cd522..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
-    <logger name="org.apache.http" level="DEBUG" />
-    <logger name="org.apache.http.wire" level="INFO" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jackson/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/jackson/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/jackson/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/jackson/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jaxb/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/jaxb/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 8b566286b8..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/jaxb/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/jaxb/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<layout class="ch.qos.logback.classic.PatternLayout">
-		      <pattern>%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg %n</pattern>
-	    </layout>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="com.baeldung.hazelcast" level="INFO" additivity="false">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-  	</logger>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
-	<root level="DEBUG">          
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>  
-  
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jsf/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/jsf/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index e9ae1894a6..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/jsf/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/jsf/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mockito/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/mockito/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/mockito/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/mockito/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/querydsl/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/querydsl/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index d0a1dc06ac..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/querydsl/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/querydsl/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,37 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-        <layout class="ch.qos.logback.classic.PatternLayout">
-            <Pattern>%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} [%t] %-5p: %c - %m%n</Pattern>
-        </layout>
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
     </appender>
 
-    <!-- Application Loggers -->
-    <logger name="de.slackspace.tutorials">
-        <level value="debug" />
-    </logger>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-    <!-- Spring Loggers -->
-    <logger name="org.springframework.core">
-        <level value="info" />
-    </logger>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
-    <logger name="org.springframework.beans">
-        <level value="info" />
-    </logger>
-
-    <logger name="org.springframework.context">
-        <level value="info" />
-    </logger>
-
-    <!-- Hibernate Loggers -->
-    <logger name="org.hibernate">
-        <level value="warn" />
-    </logger>
-
-    <root level="warn">
-        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/>
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rest-assured/pom.xml b/rest-assured/pom.xml
index 1d4dba4cbf..2c8039401e 100644
--- a/rest-assured/pom.xml
+++ b/rest-assured/pom.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@
             <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+            <version>${logback.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${logback.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
@@ -266,6 +278,8 @@
         <jetty.version>9.4.0.v20161208</jetty.version>
         
         <slf4j.version>1.7.21</slf4j.version>
+        <logback.version>1.1.7</logback.version>
+
         
         <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>        
         <commons-logging.version>1.2</commons-logging.version>
diff --git a/rest-assured/src/test/resources/logback.xml b/rest-assured/src/test/resources/logback.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec0dc2469a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest-assured/src/test/resources/logback.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rest-testing/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/rest-testing/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index aa1e9cd522..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/rest-testing/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/rest-testing/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
-    <logger name="org.apache.http" level="DEBUG" />
-    <logger name="org.apache.http.wire" level="INFO" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resteasy/bin/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/logback.xml b/resteasy/bin/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/logback.xml
index d94e9f71ab..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/resteasy/bin/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/logback.xml
+++ b/resteasy/bin/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/logback.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
-<configuration scan="true" scanPeriod="10 seconds">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/logback.xml b/resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/logback.xml
index d94e9f71ab..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/logback.xml
+++ b/resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/logback.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
-<configuration scan="true" scanPeriod="10 seconds">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-all/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-all/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 45c9697f77..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-all/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-all/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-    
-    <logger name="org.springframework.core.io.support" level="INFO" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-boot/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 78913ee76f..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-custom-aop/spring-custom-aop/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-custom-aop/spring-custom-aop/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 78913ee76f..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-custom-aop/spring-custom-aop/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-custom-aop/spring-custom-aop/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 215eeede64..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-couchbase-2/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-data-couchbase-2/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index d9067fd1da..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-data-couchbase-2/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-data-couchbase-2/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
     </appender>
 
     <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-    <logger name="org.baeldung" level="DEBUG" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-couchbase-2/src/test/resources/logback.xml b/spring-data-couchbase-2/src/test/resources/logback.xml
index d9067fd1da..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-data-couchbase-2/src/test/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-data-couchbase-2/src/test/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
     </appender>
 
     <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-    <logger name="org.baeldung" level="DEBUG" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-dynamodb/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-data-dynamodb/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index c0bc602910..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-data-dynamodb/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-data-dynamodb/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-</configuration>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-elasticsearch/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-data-elasticsearch/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index db75fcbe40..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-data-elasticsearch/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-data-elasticsearch/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
-            <pattern>elasticsearch - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
             </pattern>
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
     <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-    <!-- in order to debug some elastic issues, this needs to be DEBUG or INFO -->
-    <logger name="org.elasticsearch" level="INFO" />
-    <logger name="com.baeldung.spring" level="DEBUG" />
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 215eeede64..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 215eeede64..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/resources/logback.xml b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/resources/logback.xml
index 39a6538324..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
-    <appender name="console" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
-            <pattern>%d %5p %40.40c:%4L - %m%n</pattern>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
-    <logger name="org.neo4j.ogm" level="info"/>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-    <root level="warn">
-        <appender-ref ref="console"/>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
-</configuration>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-data-redis/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 215eeede64..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-exceptions/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-exceptions/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 45c9697f77..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-exceptions/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-exceptions/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-    
-    <logger name="org.springframework.core.io.support" level="INFO" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-hibernate3/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-hibernate3/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-hibernate3/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-hibernate3/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-hibernate4/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-hibernate4/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 71a6d50a58..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-hibernate4/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-hibernate4/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.hibernate" level="INFO" />
-
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-hibernate5/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-hibernate5/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 71a6d50a58..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-hibernate5/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-hibernate5/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.hibernate" level="INFO" />
-
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-jersey/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-jersey/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 788096686a..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-jersey/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-jersey/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
-            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} -
-                %message%n
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
             </pattern>
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-jpa/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-jpa/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-jpa/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-jpa/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-ldap/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-ldap/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 788096686a..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-ldap/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-ldap/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
-            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} -
-                %message%n
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
             </pattern>
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-mvc-java/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-mvc-java/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index e0721aa890..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-java/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-java/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>
-                %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{6} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-quartz/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-quartz/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index be0937fefe..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-quartz/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-quartz/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>%date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-rest/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-rest/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-rest/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-rest/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-custom/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-mvc-custom/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-custom/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-custom/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-ldap/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-mvc-ldap/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 2dc76c96f3..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-ldap/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-ldap/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<logger name="org.springframework.boot" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.security" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-login/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-mvc-login/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-login/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-login/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-session/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-mvc-session/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-session/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-session/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 90f61a95bc..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.apache.http" level="TRACE" />
-	
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-custom/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-rest-custom/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-custom/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-custom/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-digest-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-rest-digest-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 90f61a95bc..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-digest-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-digest-auth/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.apache.http" level="TRACE" />
-	
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-rest/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-security-rest/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-thymeleaf/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/spring-thymeleaf/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 1146dade63..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/spring-thymeleaf/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/spring-thymeleaf/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
 
-	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-		<encoder>
-			<pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
-			</pattern>
-		</encoder>
-	</appender>
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
 
-	<logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
-	<logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
-
-	<!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
-	<logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
-
-	<root level="INFO">
-		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-	</root>
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
 
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testng/src/test/resources/logback.xml b/testng/src/test/resources/logback.xml
index 346682f033..035520aa15 100644
--- a/testng/src/test/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/testng/src/test/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vertx/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/vertx/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index e9ae1894a6..ec0dc2469a 100644
--- a/vertx/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/vertx/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
             <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@
         </encoder>
     </appender>
 
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
     <root level="INFO">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </root>
-
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xstream/pom.xml b/xstream/pom.xml
index 3e8aaafc06..ee1882850a 100644
--- a/xstream/pom.xml
+++ b/xstream/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,24 @@
             <version>${junit.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+            <version>${logback.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${logback.version}</version>
+        </dependency>        
+
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -46,6 +64,9 @@
         <xstream.version>1.4.9</xstream.version>
         <jettison.version>1.3.8</jettison.version>
 
+        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.21</org.slf4j.version>
+        <logback.version>1.1.7</logback.version>
+        
         <!-- testing -->
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
 
diff --git a/xstream/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/xstream/src/main/resources/logback.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec0dc2469a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xstream/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>web - %date [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %message%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <logger name="org.springframework" level="WARN" />
+    <logger name="org.springframework.transaction" level="WARN" />
+
+    <!-- in order to debug some marshalling issues, this needs to be TRACE -->
+    <logger name="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc" level="WARN" />
+
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file