diff --git a/eclipse.platform.releng.prereqs.sdk/eclipse-sdk-prereqs.target b/eclipse.platform.releng.prereqs.sdk/eclipse-sdk-prereqs.target
index 0f7d1df348d..8ae1668ef71 100644
--- a/eclipse.platform.releng.prereqs.sdk/eclipse-sdk-prereqs.target
+++ b/eclipse.platform.releng.prereqs.sdk/eclipse-sdk-prereqs.target
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 			  <!-- slf4j-api requires 1 impl, providing a dummy one... -->
 			  <dependency>
 				  <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-				  <artifactId>slf4j-nop</artifactId>
+				  <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
 				  <version>2.0.7</version>
 				  <type>jar</type>
 			  </dependency>
diff --git a/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/platform.product b/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/platform.product
index 0a69c27b151..d2fdff5e8e4 100644
--- a/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/platform.product
+++ b/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/platform.product
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <?pde version="3.5"?>
 
-<product name="Eclipse Platform" uid="org.eclipse.platform.ide" id="org.eclipse.platform.ide" application="org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench" version="4.29.0.qualifier" useFeatures="true" includeLaunchers="true" autoIncludeRequirements="true">
+<product name="Eclipse Platform" uid="org.eclipse.platform.ide" id="org.eclipse.platform.ide" application="org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench" version="4.29.0.qualifier" type="features" includeLaunchers="true" autoIncludeRequirements="true">
 
    <configIni use="default">
    </configIni>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    <launcherArgs>
       <programArgs>--launcher.defaultAction openFile --launcher.appendVmargs
       </programArgs>
-      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=17 -Dosgi.dataAreaRequiresExplicitInit=true -Dorg.eclipse.swt.graphics.Resource.reportNonDisposed=true -Xms40m -Xmx512m --add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM
+      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=17 -Dosgi.dataAreaRequiresExplicitInit=true -Dorg.eclipse.swt.graphics.Resource.reportNonDisposed=true -Xms40m -Xmx512m --add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=off
       </vmArgs>
       <vmArgsMac>-Xdock:icon=../Resources/Eclipse.icns -XstartOnFirstThread -Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.carbon.smallFonts
       </vmArgsMac>
@@ -183,12 +183,14 @@ United States, other countries, or both.
    </features>
 
    <configurations>
+      <plugin id="org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
       <plugin id="org.apache.felix.scr" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.runtime" autoStart="true" startLevel="4" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.common" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.event" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins" autoStart="true" startLevel="4" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
+      <plugin id="slf4j.simple" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
       <property name="org.eclipse.update.reconcile" value="false" />
       <property name="eclipse.buildId" value="${unqualifiedVersion}.${buildQualifier}" />
       <property name="osgi.bundles.defaultStartLevel" value="4" />
diff --git a/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/platform.sdk.product b/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/platform.sdk.product
index fd7dff3f1e0..ba2b8844a08 100644
--- a/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/platform.sdk.product
+++ b/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/platform.sdk.product
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <?pde version="3.5"?>
 
-<product name="Eclipse Platform SDK" uid="org.eclipse.platform.sdk" id="org.eclipse.platform.sdk" application="org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench" version="4.29.0.qualifier" useFeatures="true" includeLaunchers="true" autoIncludeRequirements="true">
+<product name="Eclipse Platform SDK" uid="org.eclipse.platform.sdk" id="org.eclipse.platform.sdk" application="org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench" version="4.29.0.qualifier" type="features" includeLaunchers="true" autoIncludeRequirements="true">
 
    <configIni use="default">
    </configIni>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    <launcherArgs>
       <programArgs>--launcher.defaultAction openFile --launcher.appendVmargs
       </programArgs>
-      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=17 -Xms40m -Xmx384m --add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM
+      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=17 -Xms40m -Xmx384m --add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=off
       </vmArgs>
       <vmArgsMac>-Xdock:icon=../Resources/Eclipse.icns -XstartOnFirstThread -Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.carbon.smallFonts
       </vmArgsMac>
@@ -185,12 +185,14 @@ United States, other countries, or both.
    </features>
 
    <configurations>
+      <plugin id="org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
       <plugin id="org.apache.felix.scr" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.runtime" autoStart="true" startLevel="4" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.common" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.event" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins" autoStart="true" startLevel="4" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
+      <plugin id="slf4j.simple" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
    </configurations>
 
 </product>
diff --git a/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/sdk.product b/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/sdk.product
index 95fe17f1f00..b68b6cd62f2 100644
--- a/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/sdk.product
+++ b/eclipse.platform.releng.tychoeclipsebuilder/eclipse.platform.repository/sdk.product
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <?pde version="3.5"?>
 
-<product name="Eclipse SDK" uid="org.eclipse.sdk.ide" id="org.eclipse.sdk.ide" application="org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench" version="4.29.0.qualifier" useFeatures="true" includeLaunchers="true" autoIncludeRequirements="true">
+<product name="Eclipse SDK" uid="org.eclipse.sdk.ide" id="org.eclipse.sdk.ide" application="org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench" version="4.29.0.qualifier" type="features" includeLaunchers="true" autoIncludeRequirements="true">
 
    <configIni use="default">
    </configIni>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    <launcherArgs>
       <programArgs>--launcher.defaultAction openFile  --launcher.appendVmargs
       </programArgs>
-      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=17 -Dosgi.dataAreaRequiresExplicitInit=true -Dorg.eclipse.swt.graphics.Resource.reportNonDisposed=true -Xms256m -Xmx2048m --add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM
+      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=17 -Dosgi.dataAreaRequiresExplicitInit=true -Dorg.eclipse.swt.graphics.Resource.reportNonDisposed=true -Xms256m -Xmx2048m --add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=off
       </vmArgs>
       <vmArgsMac>-Xdock:icon=../Resources/Eclipse.icns -XstartOnFirstThread -Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.carbon.smallFonts
       </vmArgsMac>
@@ -188,12 +188,14 @@ United States, other countries, or both.
    </features>
 
    <configurations>
+      <plugin id="org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
       <plugin id="org.apache.felix.scr" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.runtime" autoStart="true" startLevel="4" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.common" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.event" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins" autoStart="true" startLevel="4" />
       <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
+      <plugin id="slf4j.simple" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
       <property name="osgi.bundles.defaultStartLevel" value="4" />
       <property name="eclipse.buildId" value="${unqualifiedVersion}.${buildQualifier}" />
       <property name="org.eclipse.update.reconcile" value="false" />