diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ddba70977..c8de38f22 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,11 +86,13 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 			<artifactId>com.springsource.org.apache.commons.dbcp</artifactId>
 			<version>1.2.2.osgi</version>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>			
 		</dependency>		
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>com.springsource.org.hsqldb</artifactId>
 			<version>1.8.0.9</version>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- MySQL JDBC Connector -->
 		<!--
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@
 			<groupId>javax.persistence</groupId>
 			<artifactId>com.springsource.javax.persistence</artifactId>
 			<version>1.0.0</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>			
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- Toplink JPA Provider -->
 		<dependency>