diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f27acd1..4d95eff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
       <artifactId>jansi</artifactId>
       <version>1.11</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
+      <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <!-- Build behavior -->