diff --git a/bnd.bnd b/bnd.bnd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..532d1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bnd.bnd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Bundle-Category: sling,jcr,jackrabbit
+Provide-Capability: osgi.service;objectClass:List<String>="javax.jcr.Repository,org.apache.sling.jcr.api.SlingRepository"
+Import-Package:  org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.*;resolution:=optional, *
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b2b6f6f..00936ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackrabbit-jcr-rmi</artifactId>
             <version>2.0.0</version>
-            <optional>true</optional>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>