diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/pom.xml
index 4618dfb3dd..31978489dd 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
             <version>${slf4j-version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>