diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c9c426..d63ed01 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.gcube.data.analysis.tabulardata</groupId>
 			<artifactId>service-client-impl</artifactId>
 			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<!-- Tabular Data Commons -->