diff --git a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
index 1f02c4dd8c53..490fbb2bfe45 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
       <artifactId>kotlin-test</artifactId>
       <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>