diff --git a/lang/java/tools/pom.xml b/lang/java/tools/pom.xml
index 1342458dd5b..ac0100203ae 100644
--- a/lang/java/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/tools/pom.xml
@@ -262,12 +262,14 @@
       <artifactId>trevni-core</artifactId>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>tests</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>trevni-avro</artifactId>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>tests</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>