diff --git a/log4j-ecs-layout/pom.xml b/log4j-ecs-layout/pom.xml
index 5f6729a1..df94377f 100644
--- a/log4j-ecs-layout/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-ecs-layout/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
             <version>1.2.17</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
diff --git a/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml b/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
index 47f023a2..48a30862 100644
--- a/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
             <version>2.12.0</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
diff --git a/logback-ecs-encoder/pom.xml b/logback-ecs-encoder/pom.xml
index 2856d608..0928af88 100644
--- a/logback-ecs-encoder/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-ecs-encoder/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
             <version>1.2.3</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>