diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16f1ad5..f6b17ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.dvos</groupId>
 			<artifactId>usermanagement-core</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>