diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index e9f85dec4..7cf49cba5 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
 			<artifactId>com.springsource.org.apache.derby</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.sourceforge.jtds</groupId>