diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e34724851..f4be7acfa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
 			<artifactId>geronimo-jcdi_2.0_spec</artifactId>
 			<version>1.0.1</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>