diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e00ec70..aba6df2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .classpath
 .settings/
 target/
+bin/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9066d15..a06b80b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 		<main.basedir>${project.basedir}</main.basedir>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-		<log4j.version>2.13.0</log4j.version>
+		<log4j.version>2.13.3</log4j.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>
 		<nexus.repo>https://nexus.locusworks.net</nexus.repo>
 	</properties>
@@ -44,6 +44,24 @@
 					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
+              <executions>
+                <execution>
+                  <id>enforce</id>
+                  <configuration>
+                    <rules>
+                      <DependencyConvergence />
+                    </rules>
+                  </configuration>
+                  <goals>
+                    <goal>enforce</goal>
+                  </goals>
+                </execution>
+              </executions>
+            </plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
@@ -62,6 +80,12 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
 			<version>${log4j.version}</version>
+			<exclusions>
+			  <exclusion>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+             </exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>