diff --git a/api/build.gradle b/api/build.gradle
index 82fa9d783..2bbd4c7bb 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle
+++ b/api/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:${rootProject.log4j_version}"
+    compileOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:${rootProject.log4j_version}"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.13"
 }