diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index 1d558b279..05a26506d 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -155,5 +155,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
+            <artifactId>annotations</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>