diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fa831b2..6704176 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,18 +76,21 @@
             <groupId>org.opencord</groupId>
             <artifactId>aaa</artifactId>
             <version>${aaa.api.version}</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.opencord</groupId>
             <artifactId>olt-api</artifactId>
             <version>${olt.api.version}</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.opencord</groupId>
             <artifactId>dhcpl2relay</artifactId>
             <version>${dhcpl2relay.api.version}</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>