diff --git a/spring-pulsar-spring-boot-autoconfigure/build.gradle b/spring-pulsar-spring-boot-autoconfigure/build.gradle
index 49be8114..a91d8566 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar-spring-boot-autoconfigure/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-pulsar-spring-boot-autoconfigure/build.gradle
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ dependencies {
 	annotationProcessor 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure-processor'
 	annotationProcessor 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-configuration-processor'
 
-	api project (':spring-pulsar')
-	api 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot'
-	api 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure'
-	api 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter'
-	api 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation'
+	optional project (':spring-pulsar')
+	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter'
 	implementation 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305'
 
 	testRuntimeOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core'
diff --git a/spring-pulsar-spring-boot-starter/build.gradle b/spring-pulsar-spring-boot-starter/build.gradle
index ac4db811..e77cee0f 100644
--- a/spring-pulsar-spring-boot-starter/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-pulsar-spring-boot-starter/build.gradle
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ plugins {
 description = 'Spring Pulsar Spring Boot Starter'
 
 dependencies {
+	api project (':spring-pulsar')
 	api project (':spring-pulsar-spring-boot-autoconfigure')
 }