diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 95e495b0..0310f145 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.ws.commons.schema</groupId>
                 <artifactId>XmlSchema</artifactId>
-                <version>1.3.2</version>
+                <version>1.4.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <!-- O/X Mapping dependencies -->
             <!-- Castor -->
diff --git a/xml/pom.xml b/xml/pom.xml
index 713b51ca..f8aba910 100644
--- a/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/xml/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <parent>
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
@@ -55,6 +56,11 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>
+        <!-- Spring dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <!-- XML handling dependencies -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ws.commons.schema</groupId>
             <artifactId>XmlSchema</artifactId>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Test dependencies -->
         <dependency>