diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b2bcda5..55d0e193 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,11 +90,15 @@
                 <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
                 <version>1.15</version>
+                <scope>compile</scope>
+                <optional>true</optional>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
                 <version>2.11.0</version>
+                <scope>compile</scope>
+                <optional>true</optional>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>