diff --git a/spring-cloud-release-tools-core/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-release-tools-core/pom.xml
index 256245dd..f0edbad6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-release-tools-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-release-tools-core/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+			<artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>