diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53124e1..878fd67 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
             <groupId>nl.tno</groupId>
             <artifactId>rti1516e</artifactId>
             <version>1.0.0</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Vendored Portico RTI implementation -->
         <dependency>