diff --git a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm
index 67052ba..480a83f 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm
+++ b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ About ${project.name}
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>