diff --git a/core-groovy-modules/core-groovy-2/gmavenplus-pom.xml b/core-groovy-modules/core-groovy-2/gmavenplus-pom.xml
index 9d4c78dd5f..975ad6f689 100644
--- a/core-groovy-modules/core-groovy-2/gmavenplus-pom.xml
+++ b/core-groovy-modules/core-groovy-2/gmavenplus-pom.xml
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <commons-lang3.version>3.9</commons-lang3.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        <logback.version>1.2.3</logback.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
 
diff --git a/graphql-modules/graphql-spqr-boot-starter/pom.xml b/graphql-modules/graphql-spqr-boot-starter/pom.xml
index e15be6d1fb..fd9ebc0224 100644
--- a/graphql-modules/graphql-spqr-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/graphql-modules/graphql-spqr-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <graphql-spqr-spring-boot-starter-version>0.0.6</graphql-spqr-spring-boot-starter-version>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/graphql-modules/graphql-spqr/pom.xml b/graphql-modules/graphql-spqr/pom.xml
index 1d77246a7a..756930f2ac 100644
--- a/graphql-modules/graphql-spqr/pom.xml
+++ b/graphql-modules/graphql-spqr/pom.xml
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <spqr-version>0.11.2</spqr-version>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/logging-modules/logback/pom.xml b/logging-modules/logback/pom.xml
index 016ac24ce2..8df95c18bb 100644
--- a/logging-modules/logback/pom.xml
+++ b/logging-modules/logback/pom.xml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
         <docx4j.version>3.3.5</docx4j.version>
         <angus.mail.version>2.0.1</angus.mail.version>
         <angus.activation.version>2.0.0</angus.activation.version>
+        <logback.version>1.4.8</logback.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.4</slf4j.version>
         <lombok.version>1.18.22</lombok.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-exec-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-modules/maven-exec-plugin/pom.xml
index b62dedec7e..f0d4706455 100644
--- a/maven-modules/maven-exec-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/maven-exec-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <logback.version>1.4.11</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.2.6</logback.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-integration-test/pom.xml b/maven-modules/maven-integration-test/pom.xml
index 27191d1148..4483bb2d55 100644
--- a/maven-modules/maven-integration-test/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/maven-integration-test/pom.xml
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@
         <maven.build.helper.version>3.0.0</maven.build.helper.version>
         <jetty.version>9.4.11.v20180605</jetty.version>
         <jersey.version>2.27</jersey.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/muleesb/pom.xml b/muleesb/pom.xml
index 26b99c5414..8cdd3400e9 100644
--- a/muleesb/pom.xml
+++ b/muleesb/pom.xml
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@
         <munit.version>1.3.6</munit.version>
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>1.10</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <mule-maven-plugin.version>2.2.1</mule-maven-plugin.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-install-plugin.version>2.5.2</maven-install-plugin.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/parent-boot-3/pom.xml b/parent-boot-3/pom.xml
index bde3f8f760..dabcd7850b 100644
--- a/parent-boot-3/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-boot-3/pom.xml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
         <java.version>17</java.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-        <logback.version>1.4.11</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.4.4</logback.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.3</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/patterns-modules/design-patterns-structural/pom.xml b/patterns-modules/design-patterns-structural/pom.xml
index 473eb40b2e..e9b7194b73 100644
--- a/patterns-modules/design-patterns-structural/pom.xml
+++ b/patterns-modules/design-patterns-structural/pom.xml
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
             <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate-jpa/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/hibernate-jpa/pom.xml
index 59ba6a2315..5a99c1c4d0 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
         <spring-boot.version>3.0.4</spring-boot.version>
         <h2.version>2.1.214</h2.version>
         <org.slf4j.version>2.0.7</org.slf4j.version>
+        <logback.version>1.4.6</logback.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-2/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-2/pom.xml
index dc108bb102..6bca6df2b9 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-2/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-2/pom.xml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
         <oracle-database.version>21.9.0.0</oracle-database.version>
         <!--add note in the root pom.xml-->
         <org.slf4j.version>2.0.7</org.slf4j.version>
+        <logback.version>1.4.6</logback.version>
         <mysql-connector-java.version>8.0.33</mysql-connector-java.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-3/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-3/pom.xml
index 96488ee907..5e8ad64a7a 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-3/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-3/pom.xml
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <spring.boot.dependencies>2.1.8.RELEASE</spring.boot.dependencies>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-eclipselink/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-data-eclipselink/pom.xml
index 54accd5583..34d8a1a6f8 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-eclipselink/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-eclipselink/pom.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
         <eclipselink.version>4.0.1</eclipselink.version>
         <h2.version>2.1.214</h2.version>
         <org.slf4j.version>2.0.7</org.slf4j.version>
+        <logback.version>1.4.6</logback.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml
index 04c0dfe297..c486a95e96 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@
         <spring-data-jpa.version>2.2.7.RELEASE</spring-data-jpa.version>
         <simple-jndi.version>0.23.0</simple-jndi.version>
         <hsqldb.version>2.5.2</hsqldb.version>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 256661f853..f39559ed28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1265,8 +1265,8 @@
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <!-- overwriting in the slf4j and logback in the hibernate-jpa, spring-data-eclipselink. When updated to the latest version remove the version from that module-->
-        <org.slf4j.version>2.0.7</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.4.11</logback.version>
+        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
+        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
 
         <!-- plugins -->
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
diff --git a/spring-4/pom.xml b/spring-4/pom.xml
index daf4bd7ff6..681747c1f6 100644
--- a/spring-4/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-4/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
         <hsqldb.version>2.4.0</hsqldb.version>
         <hikaricp.version>4.0.3</hikaricp.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-cloud-modules/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-modules/pom.xml
index c9155329ae..9c926bbe61 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-modules/pom.xml
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@
         <spring-cloud-starter-feign.version>1.4.7.RELEASE</spring-cloud-starter-feign.version>
         <spring-cloud-starter-hystrix.version>1.4.7.RELEASE</spring-cloud-starter-hystrix.version>
         <spring-cloud-stream.version>3.1.3</spring-cloud-stream.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-bootstrap/config/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-bootstrap/config/pom.xml
index 2c275e2562..c1be447822 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-bootstrap/config/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-bootstrap/config/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <spring-cloud-dependencies.version>2021.0.7</spring-cloud-dependencies.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
index fc1b6562dc..49c44f88f2 100644
--- a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-integration/pom.xml b/spring-integration/pom.xml
index 4cfff55796..abf5cfb3d6 100644
--- a/spring-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration/pom.xml
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@
         <maven-eclipse-plugin.version>2.10</maven-eclipse-plugin.version>
         <jaxb-api.version>2.3.0</jaxb-api.version>
         <postgresql.version>42.3.8</postgresql.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml b/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml
index db9aa7f8b7..0d4ad05fc8 100644
--- a/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <checkstyle.version>2.17</checkstyle.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-ldap/pom.xml b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-ldap/pom.xml
index f6b4deb732..471ffff4a1 100644
--- a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-ldap/pom.xml
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <apacheds.version>1.5.5</apacheds.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-swagger-codegen/pom.xml b/spring-swagger-codegen/pom.xml
index 52754b1b63..d4fff7eb63 100644
--- a/spring-swagger-codegen/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-swagger-codegen/pom.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@
         <module>spring-swagger-codegen-app</module>
     </modules>
 
-
-    <properties>
-        <logback.version>1.2.7</logback.version>
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.32</org.slf4j.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file