diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8fee123b8a933c785e0868c0dd30ecd8e6d68a89..31b9478f3be9f1a185d22bd1af161a0306b5b1e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
             <groupId>org.smart4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>smart-framework</artifactId>
             <version>${smart-framework.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>