diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e83a719..93eaf81e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 2.0.4 (not yet released)
+## 2.1.0 (not yet released)
+
+- dropped explicit dependency on `jboss-logging`
 
 ## 2.0.3 (2024-09-16)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d377757..e5914ab0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ __You have to provide both `*-controller-client` and `*-cli` yourself.__
 If you want to use commands for patching, you also have to provide
 `wildfly-patching`.
 
+You might need to tweak other dependencies to transitively bring
+compatible `jboss-logging` from `wildfly-core` or explicitly provide
+compatible version. WildFly 34 and newer requires at least `3.6.0`.
+
 Other dependencies might be required if you're using "local" CLI operations,
 such as `jms-queue add ...` on WildFly 10 (it was a built-in operation
 in previous WildFly versions, but was moved to a separate module due to
@@ -641,7 +645,6 @@ on Creaper:
 
 - `creaper-core`:
     - `com.google.guava:guava`
-    - `org.jboss.logging:jboss-logging`
 - `creaper-commands`:
     - everything from `creaper-core`
     - `org.codehaus.groovy:groovy`
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 65ae1556..752ab933 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
             <groupId>org.wildfly.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>wildfly-cli</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jboss-logging</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c44640d5..e9152fb1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
         <version.org.jboss.arquillian>1.6.0.Final</version.org.jboss.arquillian>
         <!-- EAP 7.0.0 (WildFly 10) -->
         <version.org.wildfly.core.wildfly-everything>2.2.0.Final</version.org.wildfly.core.wildfly-everything>
-        <version.org.jboss.logging.jboss-logging>3.3.0.Final</version.org.jboss.logging.jboss-logging>
         <version.org.jboss.modules.jboss-modules>2.0.3.Final</version.org.jboss.modules.jboss-modules>
         <version.org.jboss.shrinkwrap>1.2.6</version.org.jboss.shrinkwrap>
         <version.org.mockito.mockito-core>4.6.1</version.org.mockito.mockito-core>
@@ -152,11 +151,6 @@
                 <version>${version.org.wildfly.core.wildfly-everything}</version>
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>
-                <artifactId>jboss-logging</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.org.jboss.logging.jboss-logging}</version>
-            </dependency>
             <!--
               - Somehow a dependency on a non-existing version of JBoss Modules creeps into the testsuite.
               - Forcing a correct and existing version here to avoid Maven always trying to download the wrong one.