diff --git a/packages/VariantFiltration.xml b/packages/VariantFiltration.xml
index e137cf00c..48fa0ff37 100644
--- a/packages/VariantFiltration.xml
+++ b/packages/VariantFiltration.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     <main-class name="org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.CommandLineGATK" />
     <resource-bundle file="StingText.properties" />
     <dependencies>
+      <!-- Workaround - depend on the logger impl required by JEXL -->
+      <package name="org.apache.commons.logging.impl" />
       <!-- Variant filtration -->
       <class name="org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.filters.VariantFiltrationWalker" />
     </dependencies>