diff --git a/spring-boot-devtools/pom.xml b/spring-boot-devtools/pom.xml
index 30b67cc4eaa..cfa153dd53d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-devtools/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-devtools/pom.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>