diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f7d63db82f..e0ff8be62d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -411,6 +411,13 @@
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+			<version>1.5.2.RELEASE</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>