diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-context-propagation/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/smallrye-context-propagation/deployment/pom.xml
index 66a3b3a1bb2f7..4dab451ed9d07 100644
--- a/extensions/smallrye-context-propagation/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-context-propagation/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
             <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>