diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 84922d67..8cd82b87 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ kmongo = "5.5.1"                # https://github.com/Litote/kmongo/releases
 junit = "5.13.4"                # https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-api/versions
 junit-platform-launcher = "1.13.4" # https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.junit.platform/junit-platform-launcher/versions
 meanmirror = "1.0.0"            # https://github.com/meanbeanlib/meanmirror/tags
+slf4j = "2.0.17"                # https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.slf4j/slf4j-simple
 
 [plugins]
 
@@ -35,4 +36,6 @@ junit-platform-launcher = { module = "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher
 
 java-accessLambdaName = { module = "com.github.meanbeanlib:meanmirror", version.ref = "meanmirror" }
 
+slf4j-simple = { module = "org.slf4j:slf4j-simple", version.ref = "slf4j" }
+
 [bundles]
diff --git a/test/build.gradle.kts b/test/build.gradle.kts
index 7f2665cf..94e559c7 100644
--- a/test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@ kotlin {
 	sourceSets.jvmMain.dependencies {
 		api(libs.mongodb.kotlinx.serialization)
 	}
+
+	sourceSets.jvmTest.dependencies {
+		runtimeOnly(libs.slf4j.simple)
+	}
 }