diff --git a/.idea/libraries/Slf4j.xml b/.idea/libraries/Slf4j.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..84df8aa2c1e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/libraries/Slf4j.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="Slf4j">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.10.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.10.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES />
+  </library>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/scripts/libLicenses.gant b/build/scripts/libLicenses.gant
index 6f66e25b1182..68af6955a02e 100644
--- a/build/scripts/libLicenses.gant
+++ b/build/scripts/libLicenses.gant
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ libraryLicense(name: "Maven3", libraryNames: ["Maven3", "maven-dependency-tree-1
 libraryLicense(name: "Gradle", version: "1.12", license: "Apache 2.0", url: "http://gradle.org/", licenseUrl: "http://gradle.org/license")
 libraryLicense(name: "gradle-tooling-api-2.0.jar", version: "2.0", license: "Apache 2.0", url: "http://gradle.org/", licenseUrl: "http://gradle.org/license")
 libraryLicense(name: "GradleJnaPosix", version: "1.0.3", license: "LGPL 2.1", url: "http://www.jruby.org/", licenseUrl: "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt")
-libraryLicense(name: "Slf4j", version: "1.7.2", license: "MIT License", url: "http://slf4j.org/", licenseUrl: "http://slf4j.org/license.html")
+libraryLicense(name: "Slf4j", version: "1.7.10", license: "MIT License", url: "http://slf4j.org/", licenseUrl: "http://slf4j.org/license.html")
 libraryLicense(name: "GradleGuava", version: "14.0.1", license: "Apache 2.0", url: "http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/", licenseUrl: "http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0")
 libraryLicense(name: "Jsr305", version: "1.3.9", license: "New BSD", url: "http://code.google.com/p/jsr-305/", licenseUrl: "http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause")
 libraryLicense(name: "markdownj", attachedTo: "tasks-core", version: "", license: "BSD", url: "http://markdownj.org/", licenseUrl: "http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php")
diff --git a/lib/required_for_dist.txt b/lib/required_for_dist.txt
index 94730914deff..e8c8c7343043 100644
--- a/lib/required_for_dist.txt
+++ b/lib/required_for_dist.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ sanselan-0.98-snapshot.jar
 serviceMessages.jar
 snappy-in-java-0.3.1.jar
 swingx-core-1.6.2.jar
+slf4j-api-1.7.10.jar
+slf4j-log4j12-1.7.10.jar
 trove4j.jar
 velocity.jar
 winp-1.23.jar
diff --git a/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.10.jar b/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.10.jar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac7da374a8c1
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.10.jar differ
diff --git a/lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.10.jar b/lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.10.jar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25d5275979c4
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.10.jar differ
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/gradle.iml b/plugins/gradle/gradle.iml
index 1fc27e00c388..52c1b3a76dd4 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/gradle.iml
+++ b/plugins/gradle/gradle.iml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="maven" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="junit" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="swingx" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="Slf4j" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="module-library" exported="">
       <library name="Gradle">
         <CLASSES>
@@ -58,15 +59,6 @@
         </SOURCES>
       </library>
     </orderEntry>
-    <orderEntry type="module-library" exported="">
-      <library name="Slf4j">
-        <CLASSES>
-          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.7.jar!/" />
-        </CLASSES>
-        <JAVADOC />
-        <SOURCES />
-      </library>
-    </orderEntry>
     <orderEntry type="module-library" exported="">
       <library name="GradleGuava">
         <CLASSES>
@@ -116,4 +108,4 @@
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Ant" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="gson" level="project" />
   </component>
-</module>
+</module>
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diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.7.jar b/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.7.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index bebabd961960..000000000000
Binary files a/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.7.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/compiler/GradleBuildProcessParametersProvider.java b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/compiler/GradleBuildProcessParametersProvider.java
index 3b0d8a968747..b93e8f4bb694 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/compiler/GradleBuildProcessParametersProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/compiler/GradleBuildProcessParametersProvider.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Ant;
 import org.gradle.tooling.ProjectConnection;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.util.GradleConstants;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.impl.Log4jLoggerFactory;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -90,5 +92,7 @@ public class GradleBuildProcessParametersProvider extends BuildProcessParameters
     classpath.add(PathUtil.getJarPathForClass(Ant.class));
     classpath.add(PathUtil.getJarPathForClass(GroovyObject.class));
     classpath.add(PathUtil.getJarPathForClass(Gson.class));
+    classpath.add(PathUtil.getJarPathForClass(Logger.class));
+    classpath.add(PathUtil.getJarPathForClass(Log4jLoggerFactory.class));
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-api/gradle-tooling-extension-api.iml b/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-api/gradle-tooling-extension-api.iml
index 37389439244e..b761b69e5bb9 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-api/gradle-tooling-extension-api.iml
+++ b/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-api/gradle-tooling-extension-api.iml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="annotations" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="testFramework" scope="TEST" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="testFramework-java" scope="TEST" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="Slf4j" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="module-library" exported="">
       <library name="Gradle">
         <CLASSES>
@@ -45,4 +46,4 @@
     </orderEntry>
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="PROVIDED" name="Groovy" level="project" />
   </component>
-</module>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/gradle-tooling-extension-impl.iml b/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/gradle-tooling-extension-impl.iml
index 411170b8edae..b8bb34c01e22 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/gradle-tooling-extension-impl.iml
+++ b/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/gradle-tooling-extension-impl.iml
@@ -64,15 +64,6 @@
       </library>
     </orderEntry>
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Groovy" level="project" />
-    <orderEntry type="module-library" exported="">
-      <library name="Slf4j">
-        <CLASSES>
-          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/../lib/slf4j-api-1.7.7.jar!/" />
-        </CLASSES>
-        <JAVADOC />
-        <SOURCES />
-      </library>
-    </orderEntry>
     <orderEntry type="library" name="gson" level="project" />
   </component>
-</module>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file