diff --git a/bindings/java/build.gradle.kts b/bindings/java/build.gradle.kts
index a9137c888..b63794abd 100644
--- a/bindings/java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bindings/java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.13")
-    implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.2.13")
+    implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.32")
 
     errorprone("com.uber.nullaway:nullaway:0.10.26") // maximum version which supports java 8
     errorprone("com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core:2.10.0") // maximum version which supports java 8
@@ -34,6 +33,9 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.10.0"))
     testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
     testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.0")
+
+    testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.13")
+    testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.2.13")
 }
 
 application {
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/bindings/java/src/test/resources/logback.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from bindings/java/src/main/resources/logback.xml
rename to bindings/java/src/test/resources/logback.xml