diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index eda1f7a2316..17609172860 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -1336,6 +1336,11 @@
 				<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
 				<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+				<artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+				<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.spockframework</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spock-core</artifactId>