diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 61446fb..3757373 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@
       <version>${aws-secretsmanager-cache.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+      <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
+      <version>${aws-java-sdk.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
       <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-secretsmanager</artifactId>