diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ffb5a55..eb92e7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.gcube.vremanagement</groupId>
 			<artifactId>smart-executor-api</artifactId>
 			<version>[1.4.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>