diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4be03df08..cded1a5b5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,16 +67,17 @@
       <version>1.1.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
-    <!--<dependency>-->
-      <!--<groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
-      <!--<artifactId>avaje-datasource-alert</artifactId>-->
-      <!--<version>1.1.1</version>-->
-    <!--</dependency>-->
+    <!-- bring in cluster support by default -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.avaje.ebeanorm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>avaje-ebeanorm-cluster</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1.1</version>
+    </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.7</version>
+      <version>[1.7.1,1.7.99)</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- provided scope for Spring boot loader classpath scanning support -->