diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2b3b1b7..66f96a1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,12 +69,24 @@
             <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>
             <artifactId>HikariCP</artifactId>
             <version>4.0.3</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
             <version>42.3.8</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>