diff --git a/core-tiger/pom.xml b/core-tiger/pom.xml
index 990e08e770..4a64805a7a 100644
--- a/core-tiger/pom.xml
+++ b/core-tiger/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
             <artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
             <artifactId>annotations-api</artifactId>