diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/com/ibm/wala/gradle/NullAway.gradle.kts b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/com/ibm/wala/gradle/NullAway.gradle.kts
index 24603232b..8323c325a 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/com/ibm/wala/gradle/NullAway.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/com/ibm/wala/gradle/NullAway.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
   annotationProcessor(rootProject.versionCatalogs.named("libs").findLibrary("nullaway").get())
-  implementation(
+  compileOnly(
       rootProject.versionCatalogs.named("libs").findLibrary("nullaway-annotations").get())
 }