diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a777169..099a7ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
       <version>4.6.1</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>