diff --git a/aws-bundle/build.gradle b/aws-bundle/build.gradle
index 6b1eae46d89e..eea591a7b76d 100644
--- a/aws-bundle/build.gradle
+++ b/aws-bundle/build.gradle
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ project(":iceberg-aws-bundle") {
       include 'NOTICE'
     }
 
+    dependencies {
+      exclude(dependency('org.slf4j:slf4j-api'))
+    }
+
     // relocate AWS-specific versions
     relocate 'org.apache.http', 'org.apache.iceberg.aws.shaded.org.apache.http'
     relocate 'io.netty', 'org.apache.iceberg.aws.shaded.io.netty'
diff --git a/azure-bundle/build.gradle b/azure-bundle/build.gradle
index 3bc0a31cb46d..9b1cd5b42fb8 100644
--- a/azure-bundle/build.gradle
+++ b/azure-bundle/build.gradle
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ project(":iceberg-azure-bundle") {
       include 'NOTICE'
     }
 
+    dependencies {
+      exclude(dependency('org.slf4j:slf4j-api'))
+    }
+
     // relocate Azure-specific versions
     relocate 'io.netty', 'org.apache.iceberg.azure.shaded.io.netty'
     relocate 'com.fasterxml.jackson', 'org.apache.iceberg.azure.shaded.com.fasterxml.jackson'
diff --git a/gcp-bundle/build.gradle b/gcp-bundle/build.gradle
index 98e67c214ce0..1b339a66c195 100644
--- a/gcp-bundle/build.gradle
+++ b/gcp-bundle/build.gradle
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ project(":iceberg-gcp-bundle") {
       include 'NOTICE'
     }
 
+    dependencies {
+      exclude(dependency('org.slf4j:slf4j-api'))
+    }
+
     // relocate GCP-specific versions
     relocate 'com.fasterxml.jackson', 'org.apache.iceberg.gcp.shaded.com.fasterxml.jackson'
     relocate 'com.google.common', 'org.apache.iceberg.gcp.shaded.com.google.common'
diff --git a/hive3-orc-bundle/build.gradle b/hive3-orc-bundle/build.gradle
index 11bb2abf85c4..3ca89bd47435 100644
--- a/hive3-orc-bundle/build.gradle
+++ b/hive3-orc-bundle/build.gradle
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ project(':iceberg-hive3-orc-bundle') {
       include 'NOTICE'
     }
 
+    dependencies {
+      exclude(dependency('org.slf4j:slf4j-api'))
+    }
+
     // Relocate dependencies to avoid conflicts
     relocate 'org.apache.orc.storage', 'org.apache.hadoop.hive'