diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fa75613a..34cf2501 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
       <version>5.8.0</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>