diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ded9f0c9..c0cc6ea3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -166,13 +166,6 @@
 			<version>${apache-shiro.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.iq80.snappy</groupId>
-			<artifactId>snappy</artifactId>
-			<version>${snappy.version}</version>
-			<optional>true</optional>
-		</dependency>
-
 		<!-- 3rd Party Dependencies -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
@@ -243,6 +236,13 @@
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.iq80.snappy</groupId>
+			<artifactId>snappy</artifactId>
+			<version>${snappy.version}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-shell</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/bootstrap-annotations.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/bootstrap-annotations.adoc
index d9b94068..fca8d79d 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/bootstrap-annotations.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/bootstrap-annotations.adoc
@@ -1292,6 +1292,16 @@ TIP: Alternatively, a user may use the `spring.data.gemfire.cache.compression.co
 and `spring.data.gemfire.cache.compression.region-names` properties in the `application.properties` file
 to set and configure the values of these `@EnableCompression` annotation attributes.
 
+WARNING: To use Apache Geode's Region Compression feature, you must include the `org.iq80.snappy:snappy` dependency
+in your _Maven_ `pom.xml` or `build.gradle` file when using _Gradle_.  This is only necessary if you use Apache Geode's
+default, out-of-the-box support for Region Compression, which uses the
+http://geode.apache.org/releases/latest/javadoc/org/apache/geode/compression/SnappyCompressor.html[`SnappyCompressor`]
+by default.  Of course, if you are using another compression library, you will need to include dependencies
+for that compression library on your application's classpath.  Additionally, you will need to implement Apache Geode's
+http://geode.apache.org/releases/latest/javadoc/org/apache/geode/compression/Compressor.html[`Compressors`] to adapt
+your compression library of choice, define it as a bean in the _Spring_ context, and then set the `compressorBeanName`
+to this custom bean definition.
+
 See the `@EnableCompression` annotation _Javadoc_ for more details.
 
 More details on Apache Geode Compression can be found