diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
index 90f49466b..220ea5106 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.woodstox</groupId>
 			<artifactId>woodstox-core-asl</artifactId>	
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<reporting>