diff --git a/lang/java/pom.xml b/lang/java/pom.xml
index 3c6fec0c025..1133f4df1f8 100644
--- a/lang/java/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/pom.xml
@@ -338,6 +338,23 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
+        <version>8.3.1</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <phase>compile</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>aggregate</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <failBuildOnCVSS>50</failBuildOnCVSS>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/lang/java/tools/pom.xml b/lang/java/tools/pom.xml
index c64412b9591..22d0e308d40 100644
--- a/lang/java/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/tools/pom.xml
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@
           <groupId>log4j</groupId>
           <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>