diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 822af66..cad50df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@
 			<artifactId>ic-client</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.googlecode.json-simple</groupId>
+			<artifactId>json-simple</artifactId>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>common-encryption</artifactId>