diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 665ccc2..1f3e3be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.gcube.data.publishing</groupId>
 			<artifactId>document-store-lib</artifactId>
 			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.resources.discovery</groupId>