diff --git a/analytics.go b/analytics.go
index 8cb0d14b..189d421c 100644
--- a/analytics.go
+++ b/analytics.go
@@ -36,12 +36,16 @@ func NewAnalyticsProcessor(ctx context.Context, client *resty.Client, baseURL st
 		endpoint: baseURL + AnalyticsEndpoint,
 		log:      log,
 	}
+	log.Debugf("analytics processor starting")
 	go processor.start(ctx, tickerInterval)
 	return &processor
 }
 
 func (a *AnalyticsProcessor) start(ctx context.Context, tickerInterval int) {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(tickerInterval) * time.Millisecond)
+	defer func() {
+		a.log.Debugf("analytics processor stopped")
+	}()
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
diff --git a/analytics_test.go b/analytics_test.go
index 3bffef28..6572e233 100644
--- a/analytics_test.go
+++ b/analytics_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestAnalytics(t *testing.T) {
 	client.SetHeader("X-Environment-Key", EnvironmentAPIKey)
 
 	// Now let's create the processor
-	processor := NewAnalyticsProcessor(context.Background(), client, server.URL+"/api/v1/", &analyticsTimer, createLogger())
+	processor := NewAnalyticsProcessor(context.Background(), client, server.URL+"/api/v1/", &analyticsTimer, newSlogToLoggerAdapter(createLogger()))
 
 	// and, track some features
 	processor.TrackFeature("feature_1")
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index ac3e4f6f..eccc2367 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package flagsmith
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	client         *resty.Client
 	ctxLocalEval   context.Context
 	ctxAnalytics   context.Context
-	log            Logger
+	log            *slog.Logger
 	offlineHandler OfflineHandler
 	errorHandler   func(handler *FlagsmithAPIError)
 }
@@ -70,7 +71,21 @@ func NewClient(apiKey string, options ...Option) *Client {
 			opt(c)
 		}
 	}
-	c.client.SetLogger(c.log)
+	c.client = c.client.
+		SetLogger(newSlogToRestyAdapter(c.log)).
+		OnBeforeRequest(newRestyLogRequestMiddleware(c.log)).
+		OnAfterResponse(newRestyLogResponseMiddleware(c.log))
+
+	c.log.Debug("initialising Flagsmith client",
+		"base_url", c.config.baseURL,
+		"local_evaluation", c.config.localEvaluation,
+		"offline", c.config.offlineMode,
+		"analytics", c.config.enableAnalytics,
+		"realtime", c.config.useRealtime,
+		"realtime_url", c.config.realtimeBaseUrl,
+		"env_refresh_interval", c.config.envRefreshInterval,
+		"timeout", c.config.timeout,
+	)
 
 	if c.config.offlineMode && c.offlineHandler == nil {
 		panic("offline handler must be provided to use offline mode.")
@@ -97,7 +112,15 @@ func NewClient(apiKey string, options ...Option) *Client {
 	}
 	// Initialise analytics processor
 	if c.config.enableAnalytics {
-		c.analyticsProcessor = NewAnalyticsProcessor(c.ctxAnalytics, c.client, c.config.baseURL, nil, c.log)
+		c.analyticsProcessor = NewAnalyticsProcessor(
+			c.ctxAnalytics,
+			c.client,
+			c.config.baseURL,
+			nil,
+			newSlogToLoggerAdapter(
+				c.log.With(slog.String("worker", "analytics")),
+			),
+		)
 	}
 	return c
 }
@@ -319,7 +342,7 @@ func (c *Client) pollEnvironment(ctx context.Context) {
 		defer cancel()
 		err := c.UpdateEnvironment(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
-			c.log.Errorf("Failed to update environment: %v", err)
+			c.log.Error("failed to update environment", "error", err)
 		}
 	}
 	update()
@@ -364,6 +387,7 @@ func (c *Client) UpdateEnvironment(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	c.identitiesWithOverrides.Store(identitiesWithOverrides)
 
+	c.log.Info("environment updated", "environment", env.APIKey)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 4897aad7..0508593e 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -959,3 +961,19 @@ data: {"updated_at": %f}
 	// Flush the event to the client
 	flusher.Flush()
 }
+
+func TestWithSlogLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	// Given
+	var logOutput strings.Builder
+	slogLogger := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(&logOutput, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+		Level: slog.LevelDebug,
+	}))
+
+	// When
+	_ = flagsmith.NewClient(fixtures.EnvironmentAPIKey, flagsmith.WithSlogLogger(slogLogger))
+
+	// Then
+	logStr := logOutput.String()
+	t.Log(logStr)
+	assert.Contains(t, logStr, "initialising Flagsmith client")
+}
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 2e876e1d..e8dad1f3 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 package flagsmith
 
 import (
-	"log"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"
 )
 
 // Logger is the interface used for logging by flagsmith client. This interface defines the methods
@@ -19,33 +25,140 @@ type Logger interface {
 	Debugf(format string, v ...interface{})
 }
 
-func createLogger() *logger {
-	l := &logger{l: log.New(os.Stderr, "", log.Ldate|log.Lmicroseconds)}
-	return l
+// slogToRestyAdapter adapts a slog.Logger to resty.Logger.
+type slogToRestyAdapter struct {
+	logger *slog.Logger
+}
+
+func newSlogToRestyAdapter(logger *slog.Logger) *slogToRestyAdapter {
+	return &slogToRestyAdapter{logger: logger}
+}
+
+func (l *slogToRestyAdapter) Errorf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.logger.Error(format, v...)
+}
+
+func (l *slogToRestyAdapter) Warnf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.logger.Warn(format, v...)
+}
+
+func (l *slogToRestyAdapter) Debugf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.logger.Debug(format, v...)
 }
 
-var _ Logger = (*logger)(nil)
+// slogToLoggerAdapter adapts a slog.Logger to our Logger interface.
+type slogToLoggerAdapter struct {
+	logger *slog.Logger
+}
+
+func newSlogToLoggerAdapter(logger *slog.Logger) *slogToLoggerAdapter {
+	return &slogToLoggerAdapter{logger: logger}
+}
+
+func (l *slogToLoggerAdapter) Errorf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
+}
 
-type logger struct {
-	l *log.Logger
+func (l *slogToLoggerAdapter) Warnf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
 }
 
-func (l *logger) Errorf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	l.output("ERROR FLAGSMITH: "+format, v...)
+func (l *slogToLoggerAdapter) Debugf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
 }
 
-func (l *logger) Warnf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	l.output("WARN FLAGSMITH: "+format, v...)
+// loggerToSlogAdapter adapts our Logger interface to a slog.Logger.
+type loggerToSlogAdapter struct {
+	logger Logger
 }
 
-func (l *logger) Debugf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	l.output("DEBUG FLAGSMITH: "+format, v...)
+func newLoggerToSlogAdapter(logger Logger) *slog.Logger {
+	return slog.New(&loggerToSlogAdapter{logger: logger})
 }
 
-func (l *logger) output(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if len(v) == 0 {
-		l.l.Print(format)
-		return
+// implement slog.Handler interface to adapt our Logger interface to a slog.Logger
+
+func (l *loggerToSlogAdapter) Enabled(ctx context.Context, level slog.Level) bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (l *loggerToSlogAdapter) Handle(ctx context.Context, r slog.Record) error {
+	msg := r.Message
+	var attrs strings.Builder
+	r.Attrs(func(a slog.Attr) bool {
+		attrs.WriteString(a.String() + " ")
+		return true
+	})
+	msg += attrs.String()
+
+	switch r.Level {
+	case slog.LevelError:
+		l.logger.Errorf(msg)
+	case slog.LevelWarn:
+		l.logger.Warnf(msg)
+	case slog.LevelDebug:
+		l.logger.Debugf(msg)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *loggerToSlogAdapter) WithAttrs(_ []slog.Attr) slog.Handler {
+	return l
+}
+
+func (l *loggerToSlogAdapter) WithGroup(_ string) slog.Handler {
+	return l
+}
+
+func createLogger() *slog.Logger {
+	return slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stderr, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+		Level: slog.LevelDebug,
+	}))
+}
+
+const (
+	contextLoggerKey    contextKey = contextKey("logger")
+	contextStartTimeKey contextKey = contextKey("startTime")
+)
+
+func newRestyLogRequestMiddleware(logger *slog.Logger) resty.RequestMiddleware {
+	return func(c *resty.Client, req *resty.Request) error {
+		// Create a child logger with request metadata
+		reqLogger := logger.WithGroup("http").With(
+			"method", req.Method,
+			"url", req.URL,
+		)
+		reqLogger.Debug("request")
+
+		// Store the logger in this request's context, and use it in the response
+		req.SetContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(), contextLoggerKey, reqLogger))
+
+		// Time the current request
+		req.SetContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(), contextStartTimeKey, time.Now()))
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func newRestyLogResponseMiddleware(logger *slog.Logger) resty.ResponseMiddleware {
+	return func(client *resty.Client, resp *resty.Response) error {
+		// Retrieve the logger and start time from context
+		reqLogger, _ := resp.Request.Context().Value(contextLoggerKey).(*slog.Logger)
+		startTime, _ := resp.Request.Context().Value(contextStartTimeKey).(time.Time)
+
+		if reqLogger == nil {
+			reqLogger = logger
+		}
+		reqLogger = reqLogger.With(
+			slog.Int("status", resp.StatusCode()),
+			slog.Duration("duration", time.Since(startTime)),
+			slog.Int64("content_length", resp.Size()),
+		)
+		if resp.IsError() {
+			reqLogger.Error("error response")
+		} else {
+			reqLogger.Debug("response")
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
-	l.l.Printf(format, v...)
 }
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index af919f9a..256231c6 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"log/slog"
 )
 
 type Option func(c *Client)
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ var _ = []Option{
 	WithProxy(""),
 	WithRealtime(),
 	WithRealtimeBaseURL(""),
+	WithLogger(nil),
+	WithSlogLogger(nil),
 }
 
 func WithBaseURL(url string) Option {
@@ -93,6 +97,13 @@ func WithDefaultHandler(handler func(string) (Flag, error)) Option {
 
 // Allows the client to use any logger that implements the `Logger` interface.
 func WithLogger(logger Logger) Option {
+	return func(c *Client) {
+		c.log = newLoggerToSlogAdapter(logger)
+	}
+}
+
+// WithSlogLogger allows the client to use a slog.Logger for logging.
+func WithSlogLogger(logger *slog.Logger) Option {
 	return func(c *Client) {
 		c.log = logger
 	}
diff --git a/realtime.go b/realtime.go
index 5227537d..06e0f73e 100644
--- a/realtime.go
+++ b/realtime.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -20,6 +21,13 @@ func (c *Client) startRealtimeUpdates(ctx context.Context) {
 	env, _ := c.environment.Load().(*environments.EnvironmentModel)
 	stream_url := c.config.realtimeBaseUrl + "sse/environments/" + env.APIKey + "/stream"
 	envUpdatedAt := env.UpdatedAt
+	log := c.log.With(
+		slog.String("worker", "realtime"),
+		slog.String("stream", stream_url),
+	)
+	defer func() {
+		log.Info("realtime stopped")
+	}()
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -27,10 +35,11 @@ func (c *Client) startRealtimeUpdates(ctx context.Context) {
 		default:
 			resp, err := http.Get(stream_url)
 			if err != nil {
-				c.log.Errorf("Error connecting to realtime server: %v", err)
+				log.Error("failed to connect to realtime stream", "error", err)
 				continue
 			}
 			defer resp.Body.Close()
+			log.Info("connected")
 
 			scanner := bufio.NewScanner(resp.Body)
 			for scanner.Scan() {
@@ -38,23 +47,22 @@ func (c *Client) startRealtimeUpdates(ctx context.Context) {
 				if strings.HasPrefix(line, "data: ") {
 					parsedTime, err := parseUpdatedAtFromSSE(line)
 					if err != nil {
-						c.log.Errorf("Error reading realtime stream: %v", err)
+						log.Error("failed to parse event message", "error", err, "message", line)
 						continue
 					}
 					if parsedTime.After(envUpdatedAt) {
 						err = c.UpdateEnvironment(ctx)
 						if err != nil {
-							c.log.Errorf("Failed to update the environment: %v", err)
+							log.Error("failed to update environment after receiving event", "error", err)
 							continue
 						}
 						env, _ := c.environment.Load().(*environments.EnvironmentModel)
-
 						envUpdatedAt = env.UpdatedAt
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-				c.log.Errorf("Error reading realtime stream: %v", err)
+				log.Error("error reading from realtime stream", "error", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}