diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/pom.xml
index 5174e09d1..9b0e567a0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/pom.xml
@@ -31,5 +31,10 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.rabbitmq</groupId>
+			<artifactId>http-client</artifactId>
+			<version>2.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>