diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f8816af24..bd175a65f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jacksonVersion = 2.13.5
 jsonVersion = 20190722
 jsonSimpleVersion = 1.1.1
 logbackVersion = 1.2.3
-slf4jVersion = 1.7.30
+slf4jVersion = 2.0.9
 httpClientVersion = 4.5.14
 
 # Style Packages
diff --git a/java-quickstart/build.gradle b/java-quickstart/build.gradle
index 3e6a978f8..79141296f 100644
--- a/java-quickstart/build.gradle
+++ b/java-quickstart/build.gradle
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ dependencies {
     compile group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: gsonVersion
     compile group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: httpClientVersion
     compile group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-simple', version: slf4jVersion
+    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.20.0'
+    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.20.0'
 
     testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
 }
diff --git a/java-quickstart/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties b/java-quickstart/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d8da6d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-quickstart/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = STDOUT
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = [%-5level] %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%t] %c{1} - %msg%n
+
+rootLogger.level = debug
+rootLogger.appenderRefs = stdout
+rootLogger.appenderRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
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