diff --git a/asterixdb/pom.xml b/asterixdb/pom.xml
index 6e198a7..c89e7e4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/pom.xml
@@ -973,16 +973,12 @@
         <version>${hadoop.version}</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
@@ -992,16 +988,12 @@
         <version>${hadoop.version}</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <!-- TODO(htowaileb): Remove after updating to hadoop 3.3.4 -->
           <exclusion>
@@ -1044,16 +1036,12 @@
             <artifactId>jdk.tools</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml</groupId>
@@ -1092,16 +1080,12 @@
         <version>${hadoop.version}</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
@@ -1116,16 +1100,12 @@
             <artifactId>nimbus-jose-jwt</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <!-- TODO(htowaileb): Remove after updating to hadoop 3.3.4 -->
           <exclusion>
@@ -1148,16 +1128,12 @@
             <artifactId>jdk.tools</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
             <groupId>org.jline</groupId>
@@ -1176,16 +1152,12 @@
         <version>${hadoop.version}</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
@@ -1195,16 +1167,12 @@
         <version>${hadoop.version}</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <!-- TODO(htowaileb): Remove after updating to hadoop 3.3.4 -->
           <exclusion>
@@ -1228,16 +1196,12 @@
             <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <!-- TODO(htowaileb): Remove after updating to hadoop 3.3.4 -->
           <exclusion>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
index b16904d..5bf7abd 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
@@ -112,8 +112,12 @@
           <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
@@ -126,16 +130,12 @@
           <artifactId>jersey-test-framework-grizzly2</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
@@ -152,16 +152,12 @@
           <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
         <!-- TODO(htowaileb): Remove after updating to hadoop 3.3.4 -->
         <exclusion>
@@ -183,16 +179,12 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
         <!-- TODO(htowaileb): Remove after updating to hadoop 3.3.4 -->
         <exclusion>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
index 69a8279..695b749 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
@@ -172,16 +172,12 @@
             <artifactId>jdk.tools</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <!-- TODO(htowaileb): Remove after updating to hadoop 3.3.4 -->
           <exclusion>
@@ -204,8 +200,12 @@
             <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <!-- TODO(htowaileb): Remove after updating to hadoop 3.3.4 -->
           <exclusion>
@@ -224,8 +224,12 @@
         <version>${hadoop.version}</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <!-- TODO(htowaileb): Remove after updating to hadoop 3.3.4 -->
           <exclusion>
@@ -258,8 +262,12 @@
         <scope>test</scope>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <!-- TODO(htowaileb): Remove after updating to hadoop 3.3.4 -->
           <exclusion>