diff --git a/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/pom.xml b/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/pom.xml
index 6c03a8dec3..0679c662a0 100644
--- a/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
    <dependencies>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-         <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+         <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
          <version>1.7.35</version>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 6eb30845cd..c081e38145 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
          <classifier>asl</classifier>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
-         <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-         <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-         <version>1.2.17</version>
+         <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+         <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
+         <version>1.2.19</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.json</groupId>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       <!-- Test only dependencies, as popped up while running mvn test -->
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-         <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+         <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28deee4c89..a546fd9094 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -563,6 +563,12 @@
                 <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>alfresco-log-sanitizer</artifactId>
                 <version>${dependency.alfresco-log-sanitizer.version}</version>
+                <exclusions>
+                    <exclusion>
+                        <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                </exclusions>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.alfresco.aos-module</groupId>
@@ -606,7 +612,7 @@
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
                 <version>${dependency.slf4j.version}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
diff --git a/repository/pom.xml b/repository/pom.xml
index 66985f2b60..fa9e9620fa 100644
--- a/repository/pom.xml
+++ b/repository/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
                     <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>
                     <artifactId>javax.mail</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -219,7 +223,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>