diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml b/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml
index 1c29f479bb3..9bb7def083b 100644
--- a/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml
+++ b/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@
 
 	<root level="WARN">
 		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
-		<appender-ref ref="FILE" />
 	</root>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deegree-tools/deegree-tools-gml/pom.xml b/deegree-tools/deegree-tools-gml/pom.xml
index f1442619467..010cfffc55f 100755
--- a/deegree-tools/deegree-tools-gml/pom.xml
+++ b/deegree-tools/deegree-tools-gml/pom.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,27 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <!-- override to old versions -->
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+        <version>1.7.36</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+        <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+        <version>1.2.13</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+        <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
+        <version>1.2.13</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.deegree</groupId>
@@ -195,6 +216,10 @@
       <artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+      <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <!--  test -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>