diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index edfba32c7..a8ffa1fa5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -494,6 +494,10 @@
                 <pattern>io.grpc</pattern>
                 <shadedPattern>io.weaviate.shaded.io.grpc</shadedPattern>
               </relocation>
+              <relocation>
+                <pattern>org.slf4j</pattern>
+                <shadedPattern>io.weaviate.shaded.org.slf4j</shadedPattern>
+              </relocation>
             </relocations>
           </configuration>
           <executions>