diff --git a/tck/pom.xml b/tck/pom.xml
index 565ffa9..46d8619 100644
--- a/tck/pom.xml
+++ b/tck/pom.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@
             <groupId>jakarta.enterprise</groupId>
             <artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api</artifactId>
             <version>2.0.2</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jakarta.el-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>