diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ffa3c3..4d7320b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
 			<artifactId>couchdb-connector</artifactId>
 			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Test Dependency -->