diff --git a/examples/java-cib-seven-embedded/pom.xml b/examples/java-cib-seven-embedded/pom.xml
index f96ceab..a8bef52 100644
--- a/examples/java-cib-seven-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/java-cib-seven-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@
   <artifactId>process-engine-api-example-java-cib-seven-embedded</artifactId>
   <name>Example: Java CIB-seven Embedded</name>
 
+  <!-- TEMPORARY: resolves cibseven-process-test-coverage 2.2.0-SNAPSHOT, which is aligned with
+       kotlin-logging 8. Drop this repository and switch to the 2.2.0 release once it is published
+       to Maven Central (see cibseven-community-hub/cibseven-process-test-coverage#13). -->
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>cibseven-community-snapshots</id>
+      <url>https://artifacts.cibseven.org/repository/community-snapshots/</url>
+      <releases><enabled>false</enabled></releases>
+      <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
       <!-- https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.cibseven.bpm/cibseven-bom -->
@@ -67,7 +79,8 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.cibseven.community.process_test_coverage</groupId>
       <artifactId>cibseven-process-test-coverage-junit5-platform-7</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0</version>
+      <!-- SNAPSHOT until 2.2.0 is released; aligned with kotlin-logging 8 (see snapshot repo above). -->
+      <version>2.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6d0f41b..7429326 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <spring-boot.version>4.0.7</spring-boot.version>
     <process-engine-api.version>1.7</process-engine-api.version>
     <cibseven.version>2.2.0</cibseven.version>
-    <kotlin-logging.version>7.0.13</kotlin-logging.version>
+    <kotlin-logging.version>8.0.4</kotlin-logging.version>
     <!-- TEST -->
     <mockito.version>6.3.0</mockito.version>
     <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>