diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
index 337812e7e..3f2ab2fd0 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>