diff --git a/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml
index 5586a7f9a..4e023597b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
       <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+      <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+      <version>${protobuf-java.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway/pom.xml
index 5356a13d9..55e9dc324 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway/pom.xml
@@ -39,5 +39,11 @@
       <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+      <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+      <version>${protobuf-java.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats/pom.xml
index 5b35f33f7..7d75f32b5 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats/pom.xml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
       <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exposition-textformats</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
+    <!--<dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
       <version>${protobuf-java.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
+    </dependency>-->
   </dependencies>
 
   <profiles>
diff --git a/simpleclient-archive/simpleclient_servlet_common/pom.xml b/simpleclient-archive/simpleclient_servlet_common/pom.xml
index f50d5a8a3..06cc1dfbe 100644
--- a/simpleclient-archive/simpleclient_servlet_common/pom.xml
+++ b/simpleclient-archive/simpleclient_servlet_common/pom.xml
@@ -32,5 +32,11 @@
       <artifactId>simpleclient_common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+      <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+      <version>${protobuf-java.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>