diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 68ecd49..393c8d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
             <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
             <version>1.18.26</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
+	    <scope>provided</scope>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>