diff --git a/flink-cdc-composer/pom.xml b/flink-cdc-composer/pom.xml
index 0924951d0ab..e6392baaece 100644
--- a/flink-cdc-composer/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-cdc-composer/pom.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
             <artifactId>flink-kubernetes</artifactId>
             <version>${flink.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>