diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index 345573d3d0..f30e3ef6fd 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
             <groupId>com.github.stefanbirkner</groupId>
             <artifactId>system-rules</artifactId>
             <version>1.16.1</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>