diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b903f9054..f248373f0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
             <groupId>com.comphenix.protocol</groupId>
             <artifactId>ProtocolLib</artifactId>
             <version>4.5.0</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>