diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a108a15..00cf6a7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
-			<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-			<optional>true</optional>
+    <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+    <version>1.18.30</version> <!-- latest stable -->
+    <scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>