diff --git a/debezium-assembly-descriptors/src/main/resources/assemblies/connector-distribution.xml b/debezium-assembly-descriptors/src/main/resources/assemblies/connector-distribution.xml
index f91dab032..eb94a1686 100644
--- a/debezium-assembly-descriptors/src/main/resources/assemblies/connector-distribution.xml
+++ b/debezium-assembly-descriptors/src/main/resources/assemblies/connector-distribution.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
           <useProjectArtifact>false</useProjectArtifact>
           <excludes>
               <!-- Exclude dependencies of Kafka APIs, since they will be available in the runtime -->
-              <exclude>org.slf4j:*</exclude>
               <exclude>com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:*</exclude>
           </excludes>
       </dependencySet>
diff --git a/debezium-connector-mongodb/pom.xml b/debezium-connector-mongodb/pom.xml
index 8de87d26a..e6e643efd 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-connector-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>connect-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@
             <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
             <artifactId>debezium-core</artifactId>
             <type>test-jar</type>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
@@ -53,22 +56,27 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.easytesting</groupId>
             <artifactId>fest-assert</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connect-avro-converter</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <properties>
diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/pom.xml b/debezium-connector-mysql/pom.xml
index e4bc45da8..92e36984f 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/pom.xml
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>connect-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
             <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
             <artifactId>debezium-core</artifactId>
             <type>test-jar</type>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
@@ -57,22 +60,27 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.easytesting</groupId>
             <artifactId>fest-assert</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connect-avro-converter</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <properties>
diff --git a/debezium-connector-postgres/pom.xml b/debezium-connector-postgres/pom.xml
index e537f588b..2b54d8a6a 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-postgres/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-connector-postgres/pom.xml
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>connect-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Testing -->
@@ -71,22 +73,27 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.easytesting</groupId>
             <artifactId>fest-assert</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connect-avro-converter</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
    
diff --git a/debezium-core/pom.xml b/debezium-core/pom.xml
index a1e01fe79..95e12baa1 100644
--- a/debezium-core/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-core/pom.xml
@@ -14,14 +14,17 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>connect-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>connect-transforms</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
@@ -32,18 +35,22 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.easytesting</groupId>
             <artifactId>fest-assert</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Used for unit testing with Kafka -->
@@ -55,6 +62,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
             <artifactId>curator-test</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
diff --git a/debezium-embedded/pom.xml b/debezium-embedded/pom.xml
index 25423b588..f463b88f7 100644
--- a/debezium-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -35,27 +35,33 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>connect-file</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+
         <!-- Testing -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
             <artifactId>debezium-core</artifactId>
             <type>test-jar</type>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.easytesting</groupId>
             <artifactId>fest-assert</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 50ff4baa0..09f24e14d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
                 <artifactId>connect-api</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.kafka}</version>
-                <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
@@ -187,13 +186,11 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
                 <artifactId>connect-file</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.kafka}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
                 <artifactId>connect-transforms</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.kafka}</version>
-                <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
 
            <!-- Kafka -->
@@ -201,32 +198,27 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
                 <artifactId>kafka_${version.kafka.scala}</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.kafka}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
                 <artifactId>zookeeper</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.zookeeper}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
                 <artifactId>kafka_${version.kafka.scala}</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.kafka}</version>
                 <classifier>test</classifier>
-                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
                 <artifactId>curator-test</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.curator}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>
                 <artifactId>kafka-connect-avro-converter</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.confluent.platform}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- PostgreSQL connector -->
@@ -278,13 +270,11 @@
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.org.slf4j}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>log4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.log4j}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- Test dependencies -->
@@ -292,13 +282,11 @@
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.junit}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.easytesting</groupId>
                 <artifactId>fest-assert</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.fest}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- Debezium artifacts -->
@@ -338,21 +326,18 @@
                 <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
                 <artifactId>debezium-core</artifactId>
                 <version>${project.version}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
                 <type>test-jar</type>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
                 <artifactId>debezium-embedded</artifactId>
                 <version>${project.version}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
                 <type>test-jar</type>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
                 <artifactId>debezium-connector-mysql</artifactId>
                 <version>${project.version}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
                 <type>test-jar</type>
             </dependency>