diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0877458..7855b83 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
 			<artifactId>tomcat-catalina</artifactId>
 			<version>7.0.57</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>