diff --git a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-core/pom.xml b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-core/pom.xml
index c0b6bed6..f35b3c7a 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-modulith-starters/spring-modulith-starter-core/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
 	</dependencies>
 
 </project>