diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8f8e3ce..153821c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.apache.sling.serviceusermapper</artifactId>
             <version>1.3.4</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>