diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4721261..dd85a79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
             <version>20240303</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>