diff --git a/spring-platform-cli/pom.xml b/spring-platform-cli/pom.xml
index 62cea95..b2cc911 100644
--- a/spring-platform-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-platform-cli/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-cli</artifactId>
             <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>