diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/MavenLoggerAdapter.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/MavenLoggerAdapter.java
index f1ab7b953..c568f5e72 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/MavenLoggerAdapter.java
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/MavenLoggerAdapter.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import org.slf4j.helpers.MessageFormatter;
  * @author colezlaw
  */
 public class MavenLoggerAdapter extends MarkerIgnoringBase {
+    /**
+     * The serial version UID for serialization.
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
     /**
      * A reference to the Maven log.