diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 49c72f90..14277c48 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ publishing {
     publications {
         maven(MavenPublication) {
             from components.java
+
+            pom.withXml {
+                asNode().dependencies.'*'.findAll() {
+                    it.scope.text() == 'runtime'  && project.configurations.implementation.allDependencies.find { dep ->
+                        dep.name == it.artifactId.text()
+                    }
+                }.each() {
+                    it.scope*.value = 'provided'
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
     repositories {