diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1ba04df9..6427df656 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 
   <dependencies>
     <!-- Spring and Spring Boot dependencies -->
+    <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-rest</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>