diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4fc99512..0f56cc63 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
       <version>4.8.1</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>