diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.meson.ui.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.meson.ui.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index dcb9f0fcdf3..a96be1a74c6 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.meson.ui.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.meson.ui.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.cdt.meson.core;bundle-version="1.0.0",
  org.eclipse.core.resources,
  org.eclipse.core.runtime;bundle-version="3.13.0",
  org.eclipse.ui;bundle-version="3.109.0",
- org.apache.log4j;bundle-version="1.2.15",
  org.hamcrest.library;bundle-version="1.3.0",
  org.eclipse.launchbar.ui;bundle-version="2.2.0",
  org.eclipse.launchbar.ui.controls;bundle-version="1.0.1",
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.product/debug.product b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.product/debug.product
index 5fbaeb91b83..6464f0027ed 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.product/debug.product
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.product/debug.product
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Oracle Corporation in the U
    </license>
 
    <plugins>
+      <plugin id="bcpg"/>
       <plugin id="com.google.gson"/>
       <plugin id="com.ibm.icu"/>
       <plugin id="com.sun.jna"/>
@@ -188,8 +189,8 @@ Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Oracle Corporation in the U
       <plugin id="com.sun.xml.bind"/>
       <plugin id="jakarta.servlet-api"/>
       <plugin id="jakarta.xml.bind"/>
-      <plugin id="javax.activation" version="1.2.2.v20201119-1642"/>
-      <plugin id="javax.activation" version="2.0.0.v20201118-1818"/>
+      <plugin id="javax.activation" version="1.2.2.v20221112-0806"/>
+      <plugin id="javax.activation" version="2.0.0.v20221112-0806"/>
       <plugin id="javax.annotation"/>
       <plugin id="javax.el"/>
       <plugin id="javax.inject"/>
@@ -356,6 +357,7 @@ Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Oracle Corporation in the U
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.help.base"/>
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.help.ui"/>
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.help.webapp"/>
+      <plugin id="org.eclipse.jdt.core"/>
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.jetty.http"/>
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.jetty.io"/>
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.jetty.security"/>
@@ -422,12 +424,13 @@ Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Oracle Corporation in the U
       <plugin id="org.osgi.util.xml"/>
       <plugin id="org.sat4j.core"/>
       <plugin id="org.sat4j.pb"/>
-      <plugin id="org.slf4j.api"/>
       <plugin id="org.tukaani.xz"/>
       <plugin id="org.w3c.css.sac"/>
       <plugin id="org.w3c.dom.events"/>
       <plugin id="org.w3c.dom.smil"/>
       <plugin id="org.w3c.dom.svg"/>
+      <plugin id="slf4j.api"/>
+      <plugin id="slf4j.nop"/>
    </plugins>
 
    <configurations>
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index fe6d3dce506..113cd78c6fc 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application,
  org.eclipse.cdt.core.native
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
-Import-Package: org.apache.log4j;version="1.2.19",
- org.eclipse.cdt.utils.pty,
+Import-Package: org.eclipse.cdt.utils.pty,
  org.eclipse.core.resources,
  org.eclipse.debug.core
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.tests;x-internal:=true
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/application/tests/StandaloneTest.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/application/tests/StandaloneTest.java
index ccc0d9f1cb4..31ac1225e28 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/application/tests/StandaloneTest.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/application/tests/StandaloneTest.java
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.tests;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-import org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.swtbot.eclipse.finder.widgets.SWTBotView;
 import org.eclipse.swtbot.swt.finder.SWTBot;
@@ -24,7 +21,6 @@ import org.eclipse.swtbot.swt.finder.waits.Conditions;
 import org.eclipse.swtbot.swt.finder.waits.DefaultCondition;
 import org.eclipse.swtbot.swt.finder.widgets.SWTBotShell;
 import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.AfterClass;
 
 public abstract class StandaloneTest {
 
@@ -34,15 +30,11 @@ public abstract class StandaloneTest {
 	protected static String projectName;
 	protected static SWTBotShell mainShell;
 	protected static SWTBotView projectExplorer;
-	private static final Logger fLogger = Logger.getRootLogger();
 
 	public static void init(String projectName) throws Exception {
 		SWTBotPreferences.KEYBOARD_LAYOUT = "EN_US";
 		SWTBotPreferences.TIMEOUT = 20000;
 
-		fLogger.removeAllAppenders();
-		fLogger.addAppender(new ConsoleAppender(new SimpleLayout(), ConsoleAppender.SYSTEM_OUT));
-
 		bot = new SWTBot();
 		Utilities.getDefault().buildProject(projectName);
 		final IPath executablePath = Utilities.getDefault().getProjectPath(projectName).append("a.out"); //$NON-NLS-1$
@@ -82,14 +74,6 @@ public abstract class StandaloneTest {
 		//		mainShell.activate();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Test class tear down method.
-	 */
-	@AfterClass
-	public static void tearDown() {
-		fLogger.removeAllAppenders();
-	}
-
 	private static final class WaitForFileCondition extends DefaultCondition {
 		private final IPath executablePath;
 
diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.target/cdt.target b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.target/cdt.target
index e72309a55ab..859c75b9412 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.target/cdt.target
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.target/cdt.target
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <?pde version="3.8"?>
-<target name="cdt" sequenceNumber="125">
+<target name="cdt" sequenceNumber="127">
 	<locations>
 		<location includeAllPlatforms="false" includeConfigurePhase="false" includeMode="planner" includeSource="true" type="InstallableUnit">
 			<repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/cbi/updates/license/"/>
 			<unit id="org.eclipse.license.feature.group" version="0.0.0"/>
 		</location>
 		<location includeAllPlatforms="false" includeConfigurePhase="false" includeMode="planner" includeSource="true" type="InstallableUnit">
-			<repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/4.25/R-4.25-202208311800/"/>
+			<repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/4.26-I-builds/I20221117-1330/"/>
 			<unit id="org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature.group" version="0.0.0"/>
 			<unit id="org.eclipse.jdt.annotation" version="0.0.0"/>
 			<unit id="org.eclipse.sdk.feature.group" version="0.0.0"/>
@@ -50,14 +50,13 @@
 			<unit id="org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper.embedder.node.feature.feature.group" version="0.0.0"/>
 		</location>
 		<location includeAllPlatforms="false" includeConfigurePhase="false" includeMode="planner" includeSource="true" type="InstallableUnit">
-			<repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/S20221109014815/repository/"/>
+			<repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/S20221118032057/repository/"/>
 			<unit id="com.google.gson" version="0.0.0"/>
-			<unit id="com.sun.xml.bind" version="2.3.3.v20201118-1818"/>
-			<unit id="javax.activation" version="1.2.2.v20201119-1642"/>
-			<unit id="jakarta.xml.bind" version="2.3.3.v20201118-1818"/>
+			<unit id="com.sun.xml.bind" version="2.3.3.v20221112-0806"/>
+			<unit id="javax.activation" version="1.2.2.v20221112-0806"/>
+			<unit id="jakarta.xml.bind" version="2.3.3.v20221112-0806"/>
 			<unit id="org.antlr.runtime" version="0.0.0"/>
 			<unit id="org.apache.commons.compress" version="0.0.0"/>
-			<unit id="org.apache.log4j" version="0.0.0"/>
 			<unit id="org.assertj" version="0.0.0"/>
 			<unit id="org.freemarker" version="0.0.0"/>
 			<unit id="org.hamcrest" version="0.0.0"/>
@@ -67,8 +66,8 @@
 			<unit id="org.mockito.mockito-core" version="0.0.0"/>
 			<unit id="org.yaml.snakeyaml" version="0.0.0"/>
 			<unit id="com.sun.jna" version="5.8.0.v20210503-0343"/>
-			<unit id="com.sun.jna.platform" version="5.8.0.v20210406-1004"/>
-			<unit id="javax.activation" version="2.0.0.v20201118-1818"/>
+			<unit id="com.sun.jna.platform" version="5.8.0.v20221112-0806"/>
+			<unit id="javax.activation" version="2.0.0.v20221112-0806"/>
 			<unit id="javax.xml" version="1.4.1.v20220503-2331"/>
 			<unit id="org.bouncycastle.bcpg" version="1.72.0.v20221013-1810"/>
 			<unit id="org.bouncycastle.bcpkix" version="1.72.0.v20221013-1810"/>
@@ -79,8 +78,25 @@
 			<repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20201118194144/repository/"/>
 			<unit id="javax.xml.stream" version="0.0.0"/>
 			<unit id="net.sourceforge.lpg.lpgjavaruntime" version="0.0.0"/>
-			<unit id="org.slf4j.impl.log4j12" version="0.0.0"/>
 		</location>
+		
+	    <location includeDependencyDepth="none" includeDependencyScopes="compile" includeSource="true" missingManifest="error" type="Maven">
+		  <dependencies>
+			  <dependency>
+				  <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+				  <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				  <version>1.7.36</version>
+				  <type>jar</type>
+			  </dependency>
+			  <!-- slf4j-api requires 1 impl, providing a dummy one... -->
+			  <dependency>
+				  <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+				  <artifactId>slf4j-nop</artifactId>
+				  <version>1.7.36</version>
+				  <type>jar</type>
+			  </dependency>
+		  </dependencies>
+	    </location>
 	</locations>
 	<targetJRE path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-17"/>
 	<launcherArgs>