diff --git a/spring-data-geode-test/pom.xml b/spring-data-geode-test/pom.xml
index 92bf16f..571eebe 100644
--- a/spring-data-geode-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-geode-test/pom.xml
@@ -64,10 +64,19 @@
 	</developers>
 
 	<dependencies>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-geode</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
 	</dependencies>
 
 </project>