diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml
index c88c7ae99f..0033866e20 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>