Maven error - java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/slf4j/helpers/MarkerIgnoringBase

Question

Getting up and running with Maven.

Trying to build a project I\'ve inherited. I\'ve resolved majority of the issues but am now seeing a weird error:

Answer 1

In the end I chose the simplest solution which didn't require a work around of custom POM configuration.

Reverted to using Maven 3.2.5