diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20329b0d..7748ee1f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ under the License.
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
       <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>