diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1b776b5..f6868a6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,11 +83,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
       <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
       <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>