diff --git a/backend/common/pom.xml b/backend/common/pom.xml
index fd10598817..5c5b888727 100644
--- a/backend/common/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/common/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
     <artifactId>backend-common</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.sw360</groupId>
+            <artifactId>backend-service-core</artifactId>
+            <version>18.99.1</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.spdx</groupId>
             <artifactId>tools-java</artifactId>