diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69381a7..d118a12 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.dvos</groupId>
 			<artifactId>usermanagement-core</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>