diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69bd0c7e6a..9c41ddcd48 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
         <version>${commpress.version}</version>
+        <optional>true</optional>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>