diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c521e9fc2..e41bb4169 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -460,6 +460,11 @@
 				<version>1.1.0</version>
 				<optional>true</optional>
 			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
+				<artifactId>com.springsource.javax.annotation</artifactId>
+				<version>1.0.0</version>
+			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
 				<artifactId>com.springsource.org.hibernate</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
index 67786ca9b..9a990f7c2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>org.springframework.expression</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
+			<artifactId>com.springsource.javax.annotation</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>