diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3203d51..fe460f4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.dvos</groupId>
 			<artifactId>usermanagement-core</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.github.gwtbootstrap</groupId>
@@ -145,7 +146,6 @@
 			<artifactId>pickitem-widget</artifactId>
 			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.widgets</groupId>
 			<artifactId>image-previewer-widget</artifactId>