diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index 661906aaa3..0f2962a53f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -91,11 +91,23 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
 			<artifactId>artemis-jakarta-client</artifactId>
 			<version>${artemis.version}</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+					<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
 			<artifactId>artemis-server</artifactId>
 			<version>${artemis.version}</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+					<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
@@ -157,6 +169,11 @@
 			<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
 			<version>${jackson.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+			<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 		
 		<!-- test dependencies -->
 		<dependency>
@@ -217,12 +234,6 @@
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
 			<version>${hsqldb.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-			<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
 			<artifactId>groovy</artifactId>