diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c71d7389..af9c049e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
                 <artifactId>log4j-bom</artifactId>
                 <version>2.17.2</version>
                 <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>