diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index a697405110e206..141953c34ce052 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -19,6 +19,29 @@ http_archive(
     url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.26.0/rules_python-0.26.0.tar.gz",
 )
 
+# Add rules_jvm_external for Maven dependencies
+RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG = "4.5"
+RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA = "b17d7388feb9a8a510e42e1f79c3b94799953d03e12ead565bf9d3e33f1b74ba"
+
+http_archive(
+    name = "rules_jvm_external",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_jvm_external-%s" % RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG,
+    sha256 = RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA,
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_jvm_external/archive/%s.zip" % RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG,
+)
+
+load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "maven_install")
+
+# Install logback-core Maven dependency
+maven_install(
+    artifacts = [
+        "maven_install.json",
+    ],
+    repositories = [
+        "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2",
+    ],
+)
+
 load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories")
 
 py_repositories()
@@ -33,6 +56,29 @@ python_repository(name = "python_version_repo")
 
 load("@python_version_repo//:py_version.bzl", "TF_PYTHON_VERSION")
 
+# Add rules_jvm_external for Maven dependencies
+RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG = "4.5"
+RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA = "b17d7388feb9a8a510e42e1f79c3b94799953d03e12ead565bf9d3e33f1b74ba"
+
+http_archive(
+    name = "rules_jvm_external",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_jvm_external-%s" % RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG,
+    sha256 = RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA,
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_jvm_external/archive/%s.zip" % RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG,
+)
+
+load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "maven_install")
+
+# Install logback-core Maven dependency
+maven_install(
+    artifacts = [
+        "maven_install.json",
+    ],
+    repositories = [
+        "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2",
+    ],
+)
+
 python_register_toolchains(
     name = "python",
     ignore_root_user_error = True,
diff --git a/maven_install.json b/maven_install.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..311f254466b887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven_install.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+{
+    "artifacts": [
+        {
+            "group": "ch.qos.logback",
+            "artifact": "logback-core",
+            "version": "1.0.13",
+            "sha1": "dc6e6ce937347bd4d990fc89f4ceb469db53e45e"
+        }
+    ],
+    "repositories": [
+        "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/tensorflow/java/BUILD b/tensorflow/java/BUILD
index c529b2bcffa1f2..0133064b71e264 100644
--- a/tensorflow/java/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/java/BUILD
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ load(
     "tf_java_test",
 )
 
+load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "maven_jar")
+
+maven_jar(
+    name = "logback-core",
+    artifact = "ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.0.13",
+    sha1 = "dc6e6ce937347bd4d990fc89f4ceb469db53e45e",
+)
+
+load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "maven_jar")
+
+maven_jar(
+    name = "logback-core",
+    artifact = "ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.0.13",
+    sha1 = "dc6e6ce937347bd4d990fc89f4ceb469db53e45e",
+)
+
 package(
     # copybara:uncomment default_applicable_licenses = ["//tensorflow:license"],
     default_visibility = ["//visibility:private"],