diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index aa0c2640ceea..2dd1b2fb0531 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1105,6 +1105,7 @@ lazy val `persistance` = (project in file("lib/java/persistance"))
     frgaalJavaCompilerSetting,
     Compile / javacOptions := ((Compile / javacOptions).value),
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+      "org.slf4j"        % "slf4j-api"               % slf4jVersion,
       "org.netbeans.api" % "org-openide-util-lookup" % netbeansApiVersion,
       "junit"            % "junit"                   % junitVersion   % Test,
       "com.github.sbt"   % "junit-interface"         % junitIfVersion % Test
diff --git a/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerGenerator.java b/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerGenerator.java
index 3508a7881575..aceebece524c 100644
--- a/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerGenerator.java
+++ b/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerGenerator.java
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Function;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 final class PerGenerator {
   static final byte[] HEADER = new byte[] {0x0a, 0x0d, 0x03, 0x0f};
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ private PerGenerator(
   }
 
   static byte[] writeObject(Object obj, Function<Object, Object> writeReplace) throws IOException {
-    var histogram = PerUtils.LOG.isLoggable(Level.FINE) ? new Histogram() : null;
+    var histogram = PerUtils.LOG.isDebugEnabled() ? new Histogram() : null;
 
     var out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     var data = new DataOutputStream(out);
@@ -140,16 +139,14 @@ private void dump(Logger log, int length) {
             return a.getValue()[0] - b.getValue()[0];
           });
 
-      log.fine("==== Top Bytes & Counts of Classes =====");
+      log.debug("==== Top Bytes & Counts of Classes =====");
       for (var i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
         if (i == 30) {
           break;
         }
         var elem = list.get(list.size() - 1 - i);
-        log.log(
-            Level.FINE,
-            "  {0} {1} {2}",
-            new Object[] {elem.getValue()[0], elem.getValue()[1], elem.getKey().getName()});
+        log.debug(
+            "  " + elem.getValue()[0] + " " + elem.getValue()[1] + " " + elem.getKey().getName());
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerInputImpl.java b/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerInputImpl.java
index d31165069e60..cf48f24ef482 100644
--- a/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerInputImpl.java
+++ b/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerInputImpl.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.function.Function;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
 import org.enso.persist.Persistance.Input;
 import org.enso.persist.Persistance.Reference;
 
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ static Object readIndirect(InputCache cache, PerMap map, Input in) throws IOExce
       sb.append("\nare they equal: ").append(bothObjectsAreTheSame);
       var ex = new IOException(sb.toString());
       if (bothObjectsAreTheSame) {
-        PerUtils.LOG.log(Level.WARNING, sb.toString(), ex);
+        PerUtils.LOG.warn(sb.toString(), ex);
       } else {
         throw raise(RuntimeException.class, ex);
       }
diff --git a/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerUtils.java b/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerUtils.java
index f16779b7e03a..62f433571df6 100644
--- a/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerUtils.java
+++ b/lib/java/persistance/src/main/java/org/enso/persist/PerUtils.java
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package org.enso.persist;
 
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 final class PerUtils {
   private PerUtils() {}
 
-  static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(Persistance.class.getPackageName());
+  static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Persistance.class.getPackageName());
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   static <E extends Throwable> E raise(Class<E> clazz, Throwable t) throws E {