diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95c795476..2c2e9aa65 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
       <artifactId>flyway-core</artifactId>
       <version>4.0.1</version>
     </dependency>
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+    <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
+    <version>2.5</version>
+</dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>