diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/template.mf b/spring-data-commons-core/template.mf
index 949c34323..660e4d038 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/template.mf
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/template.mf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Import-Template:
  org.springframework.web.*;version="${org.springframework.version:[=.=.=,+1.0.0)}";resolution:=optional,
  org.aopalliance.*;version="[1.0.0, 2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
  org.apache.commons.logging.*;version="[1.1.1, 2.0.0)",
- org.joda.time.*;version="[1.6.0,2.0.0)",
+ org.joda.time.*;version="[1.6.0,2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
  org.slf4j.*;version="[1.5.0,1.6.0)",
  javax.servlet.*;version="[2.5.0, 3.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
  org.w3c.dom.*;version="0"