diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 444ddc7..81b9404 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
             <version>${spring.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -80,6 +86,12 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
             <version>4.5.2</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- TESTING -->