diff --git a/microprofile/pom.xml b/microprofile/pom.xml
index d9d37948..5db4aaa6 100644
--- a/microprofile/pom.xml
+++ b/microprofile/pom.xml
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@
                                     <artifactId>opentelemetry-api</artifactId>
                                 </dependency>
                                 <!-- include jakarta specs APIs -->
+                                <dependency>
+                                    <groupId>jakarta.annotation</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>jakarta.annotation-api</artifactId>
+                                </dependency>
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>jakarta.enterprise</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api</artifactId>