diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
index 4c833ccafc..2deb4f18cc 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
 			<version>${postgresql.version}</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>