diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 70820e0..793e39e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
-      <scope>runtime</scope>
+      <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>