diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
index f07cbf6bc71..3017f6c707c 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
@@ -33,50 +33,48 @@
   <description>Apache Log4j Spring Cloud Config Client Support</description>
 
   <properties>
+    <!-- Dependency version -->
+    <spring-boot.version>3.2.1</spring-boot.version>
+    <spring-cloud.version>4.1.0</spring-cloud.version>
+    <spring-framework.version>6.1.2</spring-framework.version>
 
     <!--
       ~ OSGi and JPMS options
       -->
     <bnd-module-name>org.apache.logging.log4j.spring.cloud.config.client</bnd-module-name>
+    <bnd-extra-packages-options>
+      <!-- Used only for annotations -->
+      org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure;resolution:=optional
+    </bnd-extra-packages-options>
     <bnd-extra-module-options>
+      <!-- Optional dependencies should not be transitive -->
+      spring.boot.autoconfigure;transitive=false,
       <!-- Filebased module names: MUST be static -->
       spring.cloud.context;substitute="spring-cloud-context";static=true;transitive=false
     </bnd-extra-module-options>
     <Fragment-Host>org.apache.logging.log4j.core</Fragment-Host>
-
-    <!-- dependency versions -->
-    <spring-boot.version>3.2.1</spring-boot.version>
-    <spring-cloud.version>2022.0.4</spring-cloud.version>
-
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
 
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-framework-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${spring-framework.version}</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
 
+      <!-- We exclude external logging deps to comply with `ban-logging-dependencies` -->
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${spring-framework.version}</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-jcl</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
@@ -86,67 +84,72 @@
 
   <dependencies>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
+      <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-cloud-config-client</artifactId>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-          <artifactId>spring-jcl</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-bootstrap</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>spring-cloud-context</artifactId>
+      <version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-      <scope>runtime</scope>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core-test</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
+    <!-- Spring requires an implementation of `commons-logging` and we excluded `spring-jcl` above -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j-core-test</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-jcl</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+      <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-          <artifactId>spring-jcl</artifactId>
+          <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+          <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
 
+    <!-- Spring requires bridges from all logging APIs and we excluded `spring-boot-starter-logging` above -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-log4j2</artifactId>
+      <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-          <artifactId>spring-jcl</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/changelog/.3.x.x/fix_spring_cloud_config_client_deps.xml b/src/changelog/.3.x.x/fix_spring_cloud_config_client_deps.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fc7d97c963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/changelog/.3.x.x/fix_spring_cloud_config_client_deps.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<entry xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+       xmlns="http://logging.apache.org/log4j/changelog"
+       xsi:schemaLocation="http://logging.apache.org/log4j/changelog https://logging.apache.org/log4j/changelog-0.1.2.xsd"
+       type="fixed">
+  <issue id="2157" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/2157"/>
+  <description format="asciidoc">
+    Fix `log4j-spring-cloud-config-client` dependencies to include only those required.
+  </description>
+</entry>