diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 792a25293..51145c3b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -817,4 +817,12 @@
          </dependency>
       </dependencies>
    </dependencyManagement>
+
+   <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+         <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+         <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+         <optional>true</optional>
+      </dependency>
+   </dependencies>
 </project>