diff --git a/http-client/pom.xml b/http-client/pom.xml
index 736e2013b..40914a5b0 100644
--- a/http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/http-client/pom.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-http-api</artifactId>
       <version>2.6-RC1</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>