diff --git a/labkey-client-api/src/log4j.xml b/labkey-client-api/src/log4j.xml
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--- a/labkey-client-api/src/log4j.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
-
-<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/">
-  <appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
-    <param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
-    <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
-      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-5p %c{1} - %m%n"/>
-    </layout>
-  </appender>
-
-  <root>
-    <priority value ="error" /> 
-    <appender-ref ref="console" />
-  </root>
-
-</log4j:configuration>
diff --git a/labkey-client-api/src/log4j2.xml b/labkey-client-api/src/log4j2.xml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/labkey-client-api/src/log4j2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<Configuration>
+
+    <Appenders>
+        <Console name="CONSOLE" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
+            <!-- p=priority c=category d=datetime t=thread m=message n=newline -->
+            <PatternLayout pattern="%-5p %c{1} - %m%n" />
+        </Console>
+    </Appenders>
+
+    <Loggers>
+        <Root level="error">
+            <AppenderRef ref="CONSOLE"/>
+        </Root>
+    </Loggers>
+
+</Configuration>
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