diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 51c5dfb..b631daa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jabsc</artifactId>
 			<version>${version.jabsc}</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>