diff --git a/flexmark-util-ast/pom.xml b/flexmark-util-ast/pom.xml
index 0103aa170..b4baedc89 100644
--- a/flexmark-util-ast/pom.xml
+++ b/flexmark-util-ast/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
             <groupId>org.jetbrains</groupId>
             <artifactId>annotations</artifactId>
             <version>24.0.1</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>