diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04efb57..df7ccf8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     <!-- Should track Gerrit's jgitVersion fairly closely. -->
     <jgitVersion>2.1.0.201209190230-r</jgitVersion>
     <jettyVersion>7.6.8.v20121106</jettyVersion>
+    <slf4jVersion>1.6.1</slf4jVersion>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>${slf4jVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>